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schleswig

/ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
schleswig
IPA
/ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographic area and former Danish duchy in Northern Europe, located on the southern Jutland peninsula between the rivers Eider and Kongeå; now politically divided between Denmark and Germany.

name

A town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

name

A small city in Crawford County, Iowa.

name

A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schleswig, from the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Schleswiger

Phrases

Duchy of Schleswig Schleswig-Flensburg Schleswig-Holstein

Synonyms

Sleswick Sleswig

Questions

How do you pronounce schleswig?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/.
What does schleswig mean?
A geographic area and former Danish duchy in Northern Europe, located on the southern Jutland peninsula between the rivers Eider and Kongeå; now politically divided between Denmark and Germany.
Where does schleswig come from?
It is traced to German.

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