Bundesland
German
Etymology
From Bund + -es- + Land, the former related to binden (“bind”). In a literal sense: 'one of several lands bound to another' or more simply 'allied country'.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Bundesland n (strong, genitive Bundeslandes or Bundeslands, plural Bundesländer)
- federal state (non-sovereign state)
- (legal context) One of the 16 federal states of Germany
- (legal context) One of the 9 federal states of Austria
Declension
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Further reading
- “Bundesland” in Duden online
- “Bundesland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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