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Niemandsland
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niemandsland
German
Etymology
de :af niemand<t:nobody> -s- Land<t:land>
From de niemand -s- Land nobody land.
Pronunciation
de /ˈniːmant͡sˌlant/
de De-Niemandsland.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s.sg
no man's land
de 1924 Kurt Tucholsky Vor Verdun Die Weltbühne 20 32 Verlag der Weltbühne 219 Hier war das Niemandsland: drüben auf der Höhe lagen die Deutschen, hüben die Franzosen – dies war unbesetzt. Here was the no man's land, over there on the height were the Germans, over here the French – this was unoccupied.
Declension
n,(e)s.sg
Further reading
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