Autobahn

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This article is about the German, Austrian and Swiss road system. For the Kraftwerk album, see Autobahn (album), for the Kraftwerk song, see Autobahn (song).

Autobahn ([German pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) (pronounced [ˈatoːbɑːn] in IPA) is the German word for a major high-speed road restricted to motor vehicles and having full control of access, similar to a motorway or freeway in English-speaking countries.

In most countries, it usually refers to the German Autobahn specifically. In German, the word is pronounced as described above, and its plural is Autobahnen; in English, however, the segment "auto" is typically pronounced as in other English words such as "automobile", and the plural is almost always autobahns.^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

In Iran, the word autobahn is used in the Persian language as a generic term for highways and expressways. The extensive Iranian autobahn infrastructure was first designed with the principal aid of German engineers during the 1930s. Like their German counterparts, there are generally no speed limits.

Autobahn

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