Schleswig

Schleswig

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schleswig.

Pronunciation

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

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Proper noun

Schleswig

1. The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
2. A town in this region, at the head of the Schlei in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Synonyms

• Sleswick (archaic)
• Sleswig (dated)

Derived terms

• Schleswiger
• Schleswig-Flensburg
• Schleswig-Holstein

Translations

region

Chinese: Mandarin: 石勒蘇益格 Czech: Šlesvicko (cs) n, Šlesvik m

town

Czech: Šlesvik m

See also

• Schleswig (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia