Zweistromland

German

Etymology

From Zwei +‎ Strom +‎ Land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ʃtʁoːmˌlant]
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  • Hyphenation: Zwei‧strom‧land

Proper noun

Zweistromland n (proper noun, strong, genitive Zweistromlandes or Zweistromlands)

  1. (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
    Synonym: Mesopotamien
  2. (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)
    Synonym: Mesopotamien

Declension

Declension of Zweistromland [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Zweistromland die Zweistromlande
genitive eines des Zweistromlandes, Zweistromlands der Zweistromlande
dative einem dem Zweistromland, Zweistromlande1 den Zweistromlanden
accusative ein das Zweistromland die Zweistromlande

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Zweistromland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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