Landstrich

German

Etymology

17th century, from Land (“land”) +‎ Strich (“stroke, stretch”). Compare Dutch streek (“region”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Landstrich m (strong, genitive Landstrichs or Landstriches, plural Landstriche)

  1. area, district, landscape (geographical region of lesser size, typically sparsely inhabitated)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎[1], number 46/2010, page 94:
      In der nordkanadischen Wildnis, nahe dem Großen Sklavensee, liegt ein Landstrich, den die Ureinwohner Nechalacho nennen.
      In the northern Canadian wilderness, close to the Great Slave Lake, there is an area that the native inhabitants call Nechalacho.

Declension

Declension of Landstrich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Landstrich die Landstriche
genitive eines des Landstrichs, Landstriches der Landstriche
dative einem dem Landstrich, Landstriche1 den Landstrichen
accusative einen den Landstrich die Landstriche

1Now rare, see notes.

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