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"Da" has at least two different meanings:
Pointing to a certain spot or situation:
Gehe in die Küche, da gibt es etwas zu trinken ("Go to the kitchen, there is something to drink"
Wo ist mein Schlüssel? Ach, da ist er ja! ("Where is my key? A, there it is!")
Gib auf, da gibt es kein Entkommen! ("Give up, there is no escape!")
Giving a reason or ...
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I recently visited the tallest church in Germany - the "Ulmer Münster". The guide told us that the citizen of the city of Ulm paid for the church (medieval crowd sourcing :-)). It was considered a citizen's church - therefore it was not called Dom. According to the same lady a Dom would be a church with a bishop.
The problem with this explanation is that - ...
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I would translate "Münster" as Minster, "Dom" as Duomo and "Kathedrale" as Cathedral.
The difference is:
A Münster is a old german word for 'big church' and is not used
today, execpt in proper names.
A Dom (or Domkirche) is used for special and important churches
(it also occurs in proper names but not only).
A Kathedrale is a church which contains ...
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I just read the wikipedia entry, what would be correct (which was interesting).
The following information is more from common language:
"Münster" is normally not used in germany on its own. It is more used on places of interest that kept it as a special name.
( Another reason might be a city called "Münster" which might lead to confusion )
"Kathedrale" is ...
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They are quite similar, but the etymology is different.
A "Kathedrale" is a church of a bishop's see. "Münster" and "Dom" not necessarily, like the Ulmer Münster and the Petersdom (St. Peter's basilica).
"Dom" comes from Latin "domus dei" - "house of God". "Münster" was derived from Latin "monasterium" - monastery. In English, it formed the word ...
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