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A group of objects or works collected and kept or displayed together.
Natural examples
Das Museum zeigt eine Sammlung alter Landkarten.
The museum displays a collection of old maps.
Ihre Sammlung von Briefmarken umfasst mehrere Länder.
Her stamp collection includes several countries.
Die Sammlung enthält Werke aus drei Jahrhunderten.
The collection contains works from three centuries.
Usage note
Sammlung is feminine: die Sammlung; plural Sammlungen. It can also name the activity of collecting.
Mini-lesson: Sammlung
A group of objects or works collected and kept or displayed together. Sammlung is feminine: die Sammlung; plural Sammlungen. It can also name the activity of collecting.
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