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schleswig-holstein

Schles·wig-Hol·stein
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shles-wig hohl-stahyn, -steen]
    • /ˈʃlɛs wɪg ˈhoʊl staɪn, -stin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shles-wig hohl-stahyn, -steen]
    • /ˈʃlɛs wɪg ˈhoʊl staɪn, -stin/

Definitions of schleswig-holstein word

  • noun schleswig-holstein two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international tension in the 19th century: Prussia annexed Schleswig 1864 and Holstein 1866. 1
  • noun schleswig-holstein a state of N Germany, including the former duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg and part of Schleswig. 6073 sq. mi. (15,728 sq. km). Capital: Kiel. 1
  • noun schleswig-holstein a state of N Germany: drained chiefly by the River Elbe; mainly agricultural. Capital: Kiel. Pop: 2 823 000 (2003 est). Area: 15 658 sq km (6045 sq miles) 0
  • noun schleswig-holstein state of N Germany: 6,077 sq mi (15,739 sq km); pop. 2,708,000; cap. Kiel 0
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schleswig-holstein popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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  • holstein

    Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.

  • kiel

    two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international tension in the 19th century: Prussia annexed Schleswig 1864 and Holstein 1866.

  • lauenburg

    a region in Schleswig-Holstein, in NW Germany: duchy under German rulers 1260–1689; later part of Prussia.

  • neumünster

    a city in Schleswig-Holstein, in N central Germany.

  • prusso-danish war

    a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.
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