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Etymology

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From Middle High German lanke, from Old High German hlanka, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. The geographic sense is from Middle Low German lanke, from the same Germanic word. Doublet of Flanke, which see.

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Noun

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Lanke f (genitive Lanke, plural Lanken)

  1. (obsolete) side, flank (of the body of a person or animal)
    Synonyms: Seite, Flanke
  2. (Berlin, Brandenburg, now chiefly in placenames) riverside, lakeside, especially one suited for fishing
    Krumme LankeKrumme Lanke, a lake in south-western Berlin (literally, “Curved Lakeside”)

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