Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

German

Etymology

Mecklenburg +‎ Vorpommern

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeːklənbʊʁkˈfoːɐ̯ˌpɔmɐn/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /-bʊʁç-/ (northern Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛklən-/ (southern Germany)

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• Hyphenation: Meck‧len‧burg-Vor‧pom‧mern

Proper noun

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern n (proper noun, genitive Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns or (optionally with an article) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

1. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (a state in northeast Germany)

Derived terms

• mecklenburg-vorpommersch

Further reading

• “Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” in Duden online
• “Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache