Schleswig

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schleswig, from the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/, /ˈʃlɛswɪɡ/

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Schleswig

  1. An area of southern Jutland, between the rivers Eider and Kongeå, divided between Denmark and Germany.
  2. A town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  3. A city in Crawford County, Iowa.
  4. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

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German

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Etymology

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From Danish Slesvig (literally inlet of the Schlei).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃleːsvɪç/, /ˈʃleːsvɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: Schles‧wig

Proper noun

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Schleswig n (proper noun, genitive Schleswigs or (optionally with an article) Schleswig)

  1. An area of southern Jutland, between the rivers Eider and Kongeå, divided between Denmark and Germany.
  2. A town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein
  3. A city in Crawford County, Iowa
  4. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin