udland

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse útland (distant part of a country), cf. also Norwegian Bokmål utland and Swedish utland.

The modern meaning, which is common to all the Scandinavian languages, is influenced by German Ausland (foreign countries), itself a back-formation from Ausländer (foreigner).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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udland

  1. (chiefly definite) abroad, foreign countries; everywhere that is not this country, taken as a whole
    et hus i udlandet
    a house abroad
    udlandsrejse
    trip in foreign countries
    drage ud i det store udland
    venture out into the great abroad

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Derived terms

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