This is the 1266th most frequent German word.
breite
Width.
In this sentence, 'Breite' is used as a noun, referring to the physical measurement of the width of an object.
Die Breite des Flusses beträgt ungefähr 200 Meter.
The width of the river is approximately 200 meters.
'Breite' again functions as a noun, indicating the measurement across the extent of a physical entity, here being the road.
Wir haben die Breite der Straße gemessen.
We measured the width of the road.
'Breite' here is used metaphorically as a noun, describing the scope or range of someone's interests, not a physical dimension.