Grafschaft Bentheim

German

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Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim

Etymology

Literally, “County of Bentheim”, named after the historical County of Bentheim within the Holy Roman Empire. German districts are not called counties/Grafschaften; this is the only district with that word in the name.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁaːfʃaft ˈbɛnthaɪ̯m/
Hyphenation: Graf‧schaft Bent‧heim

Proper noun

die Grafschaft Bentheim f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Grafschaft Bentheim)

A rural district of Lower Saxony. Seat: Nordhorn