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- German · borrowed fromSchleswig
- English todaySchleswig
Borrowed from German Schleswig, from the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A geographic area and former Danish duchy in Northern Europe, located on the southern Jutland peninsula between the rivers Eider and Kongeå; now politically divided between Denmark and Germany. Full definition →
Borrowed from German Schleswig, from the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.