Naher Osten
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German
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Naher_Osten.png/220px-Naher_Osten.png)
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “Near East”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Naher Osten m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative der Nahe Osten, definite genitive des Nahen Ostens)
- (geopolitics) Middle East (region comprising West Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt (not just the Sinai) and all of Turkey (not just Asian Turkey))
- (loosely, nonstandard) the MENA region
Usage notes
[edit]- As in English, Naher Osten (“Near East”) and Mittlerer Osten (“Middle East”) are synonymous. The difference is that German prefers the former, English the latter.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Naher Osten [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular | ||
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masculine gender | strong declension | |
nominative | Naher Osten | |
genitive | Nahen Ostens | |
dative | Nahem Osten | |
accusative | Nahen Osten | |
weak declension | ||
nominative | der | Nahe Osten |
genitive | des | Nahen Ostens |
dative | dem | Nahen Osten |
accusative | den | Nahen Osten |
mixed declension | ||
nominative | ein | Naher Osten |
genitive | eines | Nahen Ostens |
dative | einem | Nahen Osten |
accusative | einen | Nahen Osten |