New Swabia

proper noun

A region in the East of Antarctica first explored by a German expedition in 1939.

OriginGerman Neuschwabenland →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region in the East of Antarctica first explored by a German expedition in 1939.

    From their hideaways in South America, it would have been easy for the Nazis to slink away down to New Swabia and establish the Fourth Reich.

    2009, Monte Cook, “Everything's Better with Nazis”, in The Skeptic's Guide to Conspiracies, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

Origin

  1. GermanNeuschwabenland
  2. EnglishNew Swabia

Calque of German Neuschwabenland.

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Translations

German Neuschwabenland
  • NeuschwabenlandTranslations
Polish Nowa Szwabia
  • Nowa SzwabiaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

New Swabia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Swabia

MLA

“New Swabia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Swabia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Swabia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Swabia.

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