Norddeutschland

German

Etymology

From Nord +‎ Deutschland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʁt.dɔʏ̯tʃ.lant/

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Proper noun

Norddeutschland n (proper noun, strong, genitive Norddeutschlands)

1. northern Germany, specifically
   1. (chiefly historical, but still common in Southern Germany) the territories of Germany within the former North German Confederation

      Coordinate term: Süddeutschland

   2. (broader contemporary definition, especially linguistics) the northern third of Germany, roughly the areas where Low German has traditionally been spoken

      Coordinate terms: Mitteldeutschland, Süddeutschland

   3. (narrower contemporary definition, especially broadcasting) the broadcasting area of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, that is, the federal states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

      Coordinate terms: Mitteldeutschland, Hessen, Westdeutschland, Südwestdeutschland, Bayern

Declension

Declension of Norddeutschland [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Norddeutschland
genitive	eines	des	Norddeutschlands
dative	einem	dem	Norddeutschland
accusative	ein	das	Norddeutschland

Further reading

• “Norddeutschland” in Duden online
• “Norddeutschland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache