Hinterpommern

German

Etymology

From hinter- (“behind”) +‎ Pommern (“Pomerania”), thus “that part of Pomerania that is further from the German centre”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪntəʁˌpɔməʁn/, [ˈhɪn.tɐˌpɔ.mɐn]
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  • Hyphenation: Hin‧ter‧pom‧mern

Proper noun

Hinterpommern n (proper noun, genitive Hinterpommerns or (optionally with an article) Hinterpommern)

  1. Eastern Pomerania (portion of Pomerania to the east of the Oder river, nowadays entirely in Poland)
    Coordinate term: Vorpommern

Usage notes

  • The city of Stettin/Szczecin and the Polish territories to its north and west are geographically part of Vorpommern, but since 1945 they may also be assigned to Hinterpommern, redefining the latter, in a political sense, as the Polish part of Pomerania.
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