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Schleswiger

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English

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Etymology

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From Schleswig +‎ -er, or directly from the German Schleswiger.

Noun

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Schleswiger (plural Schleswigers)

  1. A person from Schleswig.
    • 1979 (reprint), Elise Amalie Tvede Wærenskjold, The Lady with the Pen, page 79:
      There I met another German, or rather a Schleswiger, by the name of Bondiz, who was also a merchant.

German

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Etymology

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Schleswig +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃleːsvɪɡɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Schles‧wi‧ger
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Noun

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Schleswiger m (strong, genitive Schleswigers, plural Schleswiger, feminine Schleswigerin)

  1. a person from Schleswig (male or of unspecified gender)
    • 1847, C. A. v Kamptz, Staatsrechtliche Bemerkungen über den K. Dänischen offenen Brief vom 8. Juli 1846, page 141:
      Allerdings hatten die Schleswiger schon bei Herzogs Adolphs Leben zu dessen Nachfolger den damaligen Grafen Christian gewünscht und ihm die eventuelle Huldigung geleistet, [...]
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