Question about word: "Stadtgartensaal"

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Question about word: "Stadtgartensaal"

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Can the word Stadtgartensaal be translated into English as "city park hall" (no capitalization)?

Or is the German word a proper noun (Eigenname), which in English would have initial caps, like "Lincoln Center" or "Central Park"? 

If the German word is a proper noun, I guess the translation would be "City Park Hall." Or actually, I guess one would not translate it at all, but give the actual German name, Stadtgartensaal.


Thank you for any assistance.

Keswick (Contributor)

Re: Question about word: "Stadtgartensaal"

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I don't know what your text is about, so in theory it could be a proper noun, however without any context Stadtgartensaal is just a noun, describing a building which can be found throughout Germany (e.g. Essen, Schwabisch Gmund etc).

In this case the best translation would be city park hall.

edmont

Re: Question about word: "Stadtgartensaal"

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Keswick, excellent, thank you, your answer is exactly what I needed.