Schleswig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geographic area and former Danish duchy in Northern Europe, located on the southern Jutland peninsula between the rivers Eider and Kongeå; now politically divided between Denmark and Germany.
  2. A town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  3. A small city in Crawford County, Iowa.
  4. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/ /ˈʃlɛswɪɡ/

Word forms

Schleswig

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Sleswick Sleswig

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 石勒蘇益格 /石勒苏益格 Czech: Šlesvicko Czech: Šlesvik Danish: Slesvig North Frisian: Slaswik Georgian: შლეზვიგი Low German: Sleswig
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