Norddeutschland
German
Etymology
From Nord + Deutschland.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔʁtdɔʏ̯tʃˌlant/
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Proper noun
Norddeutschland n (proper noun, strong, genitive Norddeutschlands)
- northern Germany, specifically
- Coordinate term: Süddeutschland
- (chiefly historical, still sometimes used in Southern Germany) the territories of Germany within the former North German Confederation
- (broader contemporary definition) the northern third of Germany, roughly the areas where Low German has traditionally been spoken
- (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 |
Further reading
- “Norddeutschland” in Duden online
- “Norddeutschland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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