Schleswig

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schleswig, from the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/, /ˈʃlɛswɪɡ/

Proper noun

Schleswig

  2. A geographic area and former Danish duchy in Northern Europe, located on the southern Jutland peninsula between the rivers Eider and Kongeå; now politically divided between Denmark and Germany.
  4. A town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  6. A small city in Crawford County, Iowa.
  8. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

  • Sleswick (archaic)
  • Sleswig (dated)

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Translations

See also

German

Etymology

From Danish Slesvig (literally “inlet of the Schlei”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃleːsvɪç/, /ˈʃleːsvɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: Schles‧wig

Proper noun

Schleswig n (proper noun, genitive Schleswigs or (optionally with an article) Schleswig)

  1. Schleswig (a geographic area and former Danish duchy in Northern Europe, located on the southern Jutland peninsula between the rivers Eider and Kongeå; now politically divided between Denmark and Germany)
  2. Schleswig (a town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
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