Meanings
- Synonym of Thuringia.
I was born in Thüringen and sent to a (state) boarding school in Vacha/Rhön in 1960.
2009 October 30, Elisabeth Yatteau, “Iron curtain life”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Sep 20132 more examples
Figures for serious crimes, meanwhile, are up drastically in Eastern Germany – as much as 49 percent in Brandenburg state and 33 percent in Thüringen.
1994 April 21, Brian Knowlton, “European Topics: Crackdown on Petty Crime Pays, German Cities Hope”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCBrandner has been a member of the German Parliament since 2017 and was the AfD front runner candidate in the state of Thüringen for the 2017 German federal elections.
2023 August 6, AP [Associated Press], “German far-right says the EU is a 'failed project' as it prepares for European Parliament elections”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2023Synonyms: Thuringia
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Thuringia.
Origin
- GermanThüringen
- EnglishThüringen
Unadapted borrowing from German Thüringen.
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Thüringen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Th%C3%BCringen
“Thüringen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Th%C3%BCringen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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