how to pronounce abschottung

/ˈapˌʃɔtʊŋ/

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abschottung is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of abschottung in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… eher auf abschottung versucht man nun …”

meanings of abschottung

noun:

Isolation (of oneself, the desired result of isolationism).
Partition, bulkhead.
Compartmentalisation (of a market).
Seclusion (of a person, a group, etc.).

abschottung frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abschottung occurs in german on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.