Saarland
English edit
Proper noun edit
Saarland
- 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, Adventure Guide Germany, published 2005, page 308:
- The most famous sight in Saarland is the Saarschleife.
Usage notes edit
- Sometimes used with the definite article: "the Saarland".
Translations edit
state
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See also edit
Area states: Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia |
City states: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg |
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
das Saarland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Saarlandes or des Saarlands)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Flächenländer: Baden-Württemberg · Bayern · Brandenburg · Hessen · Niedersachsen · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Rheinland-Pfalz · Saarland · Sachsen · Sachsen-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thüringen |
Stadtstaaten: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg |
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- Saarlândia (rare)
Proper noun edit
Saarland