Saarland

English

Proper noun

Saarland

  1. One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
    • 1984, Alan S. Milward, The Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1945-51, page 390:
      This was, even more strikingly, his attitude towards French actions in the Saarland. The Saar Landtag had approved in November 1947 a constitution instituting a monetary and customs union with France […]
    • 2005, Henk Bekker, Adventure Guide Germany, published 2005, page 308:
      The most famous sight in Saarland is the Saarschleife.

Usage notes
  • Sometimes used with the definite article: "the Saarland".

Translations

See also
Divisions of the Federal Republic of Germany in English (layout · text)
Area states: Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia
City states: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg

German

Etymology

Saar +‎ Land

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaːrlant/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

das Saarland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Saarlandes or des Saarlands)

  1. Saarland (a state in western Germany)

Derived terms

See also
Divisions of the Federal Republic of Germany in German (layout · text)
Flächenländer: Baden-Württemberg · Bayern · Brandenburg · Hessen · Niedersachsen · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Rheinland-Pfalz · Saarland · Sachsen · Sachsen-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thüringen
Stadtstaaten: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg

Further reading
  • “Saarland” in Duden online
  • “Saarland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Saarland

  1. Saarland (a state of Germany)
    Synonym: Sarre
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