Geest

Meaning

geest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡeːst/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: geest

In summary

Via German Low German from Middle Low German gēst, from Middle Low German gēst (“dry, elevated”, literally “cracking, gaping, yawning”), from Old Saxon gīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gīnan. See also gähnen. Cognate with Dutch geest (“heathland”).

Sentences

Das Dreieck befindet sich zudem unweit des Naturparks Wildeshauser Geest .

The triangle is also not far from the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park.