Flächenland

German

Etymology

From Fläche (“surface, area”) +‎ -n- +‎ Land (“land, federal state”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflɛçənˌlant/
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  • Hyphenation: Flä‧chen‧land

Noun

Flächenland n (strong, genitive Flächenlandes or Flächenlands, plural Flächenländer)

  1. (Germany) any of the 13 federal states that are not city states
    Synonym: Flächenstaat
    Antonym: Stadtstaat
  2. a state with a very low population density.

Declension
Declension of Flächenland [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Flächenland die Flächenländer
genitive eines des Flächenlandes, Flächenlands der Flächenländer
dative einem dem Flächenland, Flächenlande1 den Flächenländern
accusative ein das Flächenland die Flächenländer

1Now rare, see notes.

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