Schleswig

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/, /ˈʃlɛswɪɡ/

Proper noun

Schleswig

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

Synonyms

Sleswick (archaic)
Sleswig (dated)

Derived terms

Translations

region

Chinese:
Mandarin: 石勒蘇益格／石勒苏益格
Czech: Šlesvicko (cs) n, Šlesvik m
Danish: Slesvig
Georgian: შლეზვიგი (šlezvigi)
Low German:
German Low German: Sleswig
North Frisian: Slaswik

town

Czech: Šlesvik m
Danish: Slesvig
Low German:
German Low German: Sleswig
North Frisian: Slaswik

See also

Schleswig (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

From Danish Slesvig (literally “inlet of the Schlei”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

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

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