Etymology

New Swabia

Today it means: A region in the East of Antarctica first explored by a German expedition in 1939. Full definition →

German Neuschwabenland
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  1. German · calque ofNeuschwabenland
  2. English todayNew Swabia

Calque of German Neuschwabenland.

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