No. 12,110 in German
umweltzerstörung
Environmental destruction.
In a sentence
Die Umweltzerstörung ist eines der größten Probleme unserer Zeit.
Environmental destruction is one of the biggest problems of our time.
This is a subject noun referring to the major issue being discussed.
Regierungen weltweit arbeiten daran, die Umweltzerstörung zu bekämpfen.
Governments worldwide are working to combat environmental destruction.
Here, the word is used as a direct object receiving the action of fighting.
Durch die Umweltzerstörung sind viele Tierarten bedroht.
Due to environmental destruction, many animal species are endangered.
This context shows the word as part of a prepositional phrase indicating causality.
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