Naher Osten
German
Etymology
Literally, “Near East”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaː.ɐ ˈɔstən/
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Proper noun
Naher Osten m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative der Nahe Osten, definite genitive des Nahen Ostens)
- (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)
- (loosely, nonstandard) the MENA region
Usage notes
- As in English, Naher Osten (“Near East”) and Mittlerer Osten (“Middle East”) are synonymous. The difference is that German prefers the former, English the latter.
Declension
Declension of Naher Osten [sg-only, masculine, strong]
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| masculine gender | strong declension | |
| nominative | Naher Osten | |
| genitive | Nahen Ostens | |
| dative | Nahem Osten | |
| accusative | Nahen Osten | |
| weak declension | ||
| nominative | der | Nahe Osten |
| genitive | des | Nahen Ostens |
| dative | dem | Nahen Osten |
| accusative | den | Nahen Osten |
| mixed declension | ||
| nominative | ein | Naher Osten |
| genitive | eines | Nahen Ostens |
| dative | einem | Nahen Osten |
| accusative | einen | Nahen Osten |
Synonyms
- Mittlerer Orient
- Mittlerer Osten
- Naher und Mittlerer Osten (pleonasm)
- Nahost
Derived terms
- Nahostkonflikt
- nahöstlich