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Hinterpommern
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German
de:
250px|thumb|right|Hinterpommern (in 1679)
Etymology
From de hinter- behind Pommern Pomerania, thus “that part of Pomerania that is further from the German centre”.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɪntəʁˌpɔməʁn/ [ˈhɪn.tɐˌpɔ.mɐn]
de De-Hinterpommern.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hin ter pom mern
Proper noun
toponym
de Eastern Pomerania portion of Pomerania to the east of the Oder river, nowadays entirely in <<c/Poland>>
de Vorpommern
Usage notes
The city of Stettin/Szczecin and the Polish territories to its north and west are geographically part of de Vorpommern, but since 1945 they may also be assigned to de Hinterpommern, redefining the latter, in a political sense, as the Polish part of Pomerania.