Norddeutschland

German

Etymology

Nord +‎ Deutschland

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔʁtdɔɪ̯tˌʃlant/
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Proper noun

Norddeutschland n (proper noun, strong, genitive Norddeutschlands)

  1. northern Germany, specifically
    Coordinate term: Süddeutschland
    1. (chiefly historical, still sometimes used in Southern German) the territories of Germany within the former North German Confederation
    2. (broader contemporary definition) the northern third of Germany, roughly the areas where Low German has traditionally been spoken
    3. (narrower contemporary definition) the broadcasting area of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, that is, the federal states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Declension
Declension of Norddeutschland [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Norddeutschland
genitive eines des Norddeutschlands
dative einem dem Norddeutschland
accusative ein das Norddeutschland

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