Saarland

English

Proper noun

Saarland

  1. One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
    • 1984, Alan S. Milward, The Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1945-51, page 390:
      This was, even more strikingly, his attitude towards French actions in the Saarland. The Saar Landtag had approved in November 1947 a constitution instituting a monetary and customs union with France []
    • 2005, Henk Bekker - 2005, Adventure Guide Germany, page 308:
      The most famous sight in Saarland is the Saarschleife.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes used with the definite article: "the Saarland".

Translations

See also


German

Etymology

Saar + Land

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaːrlant/
  • (file)

Proper noun

das Saarland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Saarlandes or des Saarlands)

  1. Saarland (a state in western Germany)

Further reading

  • Saarland” in Duden online
  • Saarland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Saarland m

  1. Saarland (a state of Germany)
    Synonym: Sarre
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