No. 13,617 in German
drittälteste
"Third oldest."
In a sentence
Die Stadt Köln ist die drittälteste Großstadt Deutschlands.
The city of Cologne is the third-oldest metropolis in Germany.
In this sentence, 'drittälteste' is used to describe the rank of Cologne among the oldest metropolises in Germany.
Unsere Katze ist das drittälteste Tier im Haus.
Our cat is the third-oldest animal in the house.
Here, 'drittälteste' is employed to indicate the relative age of the cat compared to the other animals living in the house.
Das drittälteste Buch in der Sammlung stammt aus dem 16. Jahrhundert.
The third-oldest book in the collection originates from the 16th century.
In this instance, 'drittälteste' refers to the age-based ranking of books within a specific collection.
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