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Ich dachte , das wäre ein
1

freies Land .

I thought this was a free country.

Erstmals konnte ein
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Land seinen Sieg wiederholen
🔁

.

For the first time, a country was able to repeat its victory.

Daraufhin verließen die Rebellen das Land mit den maurischen Truppen .

The rebels then left the country with the Moorish troops.

Das gilt für mein Land , wo ein
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Frachtschiff den Tod
💀

eines Fischers verursacht hat .

This applies to my country, where a cargo ship caused the death of a fisherman.

Wir dürfen nicht
🚫

vergessen , dass Tadschikistan

das ärmste Land der ehemaligen Sowjetrepubliken ist .

We must not forget that Tajikistan is the poorest country in the former Soviet republics.

Niedersteinbach befindet sich im Westen von Sachsen an
🔛

der Grenze zum thüringischen Altenburger Land .

Niedersteinbach is located in the west of Saxony on the border with the Thuringian Altenburger Land.

(neuter, strong) country (territory of a nation)
(neuter, strong) state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
(neuter, strong) land (real estate or landed property)
(neuter, strong) land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
(neuter, strong) country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)

Frequency

Appenzell Innerrhoden

land

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

land

Fribourg

lann

Fribourg

lònd

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lant/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Dutch

Cognate with English

Cognate with Danish

Cognate with Gothic

In summary

From Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Compare Dutch, English, and Danish land, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land).