Grafschaft Bentheim

German

Etymology

Literally, “County of Bentheim”, named after the historical County of Bentheim within the Holy Roman Empire. German districts are not called counties/Grafschaften; this is the only district with that word in the name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁaːfʃaft ˈbɛnthaɪ̯m/
• Hyphenation: Graf‧schaft Bent‧heim

Proper noun

die Grafschaft Bentheim f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Grafschaft Bentheim)

1. A rural district of Lower Saxony. Seat: Nordhorn