Sudetenland

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sudetenland, named after the Sudeten mountain range, but encompassing a far greater area.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈdeɪ̯tənˌlænd/
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Proper noun

Sudetenland

  1. (historical) The northern, southern, and western border areas of former Czechoslovakia, which (until 1945) were inhabited mainly by German-speakers

Translations

German

Etymology

From Sudeten +‎ Land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zuˈdeːtənˌlant/

Proper noun

das Sudetenland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Sudetenlandes or des Sudetenlands)

  1. Sudetenland
    Synonyms: Sudetengebiet, (archaic) Sudetendeutschland
  • Sudetendeutscher

See also