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Naher Osten
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German
de:
thumb|Naher Osten
Etymology
Near East.
Pronunciation
de /ˈnaː.ɐ ˈɔstən/
de De-Naher Osten.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
Naher<+> Osten<m.article>
de Middle East Q7204
de loosely nonstandard the MENA region
Usage notes
As in English, de Naher Osten Near East and de Mittlerer Osten Middle East are synonymous. The difference is that German prefers the former, English the latter.
Declension
Naher<+> Osten<m.article.sg>
Synonyms
de Mittlerer Orient
de Mittlerer Osten
de Naher und Mittlerer Osten pleonasm
de Nahost
Derived terms
de Nahostkonflikt
de nahöstlich