Acclaimed by language professionals the world over for its comprehensive coverage and meticulous accuracy, the Oxford-Duden German Dictionary is the result of a unique collaboration between two of the world's foremost dictionary publishers - Oxford University Press and the Dudenverlag. New to this edition is a guide to life and culture in the German- and English-speaking worlds. This guide covers a wide range of topics: from the political and educational systems, to key events in the calendar and how they are celebrated. It is an ideal reference for University students, as well as translators and language professionals. This dictionary comes with the ultimate pronunciation guide: a FREE CD-ROM that enables you to type in a word or phrase, or paste in text from the web, and hear ot spoken back to you in perfect German. This title is a revised edition with supplements and replaces ISBN 0-19-860226-x (plain) and 0-19-860248-0 (thumb index).