Mailand

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German Meilān and Old High German Meilān, from a Vulgar Latin *Meiolano, from Latin Mediolanum. The last syllable was later adapted to the word Land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯lant/
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  • Hyphenation: Mai‧land

Proper noun

Mailand n (proper noun, genitive Mailands or (optionally with an article) Mailand)

  1. Milan (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy)
  2. Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Milan)

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