Kirchenstaat
German, noun/ˈkɪʁçənˌʃtaːt/
Kirchenstaat is spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-S-T-A-A-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kirchenstaat is a German masculine noun meaning “the Papal States” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “andere Bezeichnung für den Vatikanstaat”.
What does Kirchenstaat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe Papal States
- 2
masculineVatican City
- 3
masculinestate controlled by a church, (by extension) theocracy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. andere Bezeichnung für den Vatikanstaat 2. bis 1870 vom Papst regierter Staat in Mittelitalien
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kirchenstaat
- Kirchenstaates genitive
- Kirchenstaats genitive
- Kirchenstaaten plural
- Kirchenstaate dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kirchenstaat?
- /ˈkɪʁçənˌʃtaːt/
- [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʃtaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kirchenstaat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kirchenstaat in German?
Kirchenstaat appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).