Saarland

English

Proper noun

Saarland

1. One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
   • 1984, Alan S. Milward, The Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1945-51, page 390:

     This was, even more strikingly, his attitude towards French actions in the Saarland. The Saar Landtag had approved in November 1947 a constitution instituting a monetary and customs union with France […]

   • 2005, Henk Bekker, Adventure Guide Germany, published 2005, page 308:

     The most famous sight in Saarland is the Saarschleife.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used with the definite article: "the Saarland".

Translations

state

• Catalan: Saarland (ca)
• Czech: Sársko (cs) n
• Danish: Saarland
• Dutch: Saarland
• Esperanto: Sarlando
• French: Sarre (fr)
• Georgian: ზაარლანდი (zaarlandi)
• German: Saarland (de)

  Rhine Franconian: Saarlond (Palatine)

• Luxembourgish: Saarland (lb)
• Macedonian: Сар m (Sar)
• Mongolian: Заарланд m (Zaarland)
• Polish: Saara (pl) f
• Portuguese: Sarre m, Saarland
• Punjabi: ਜ਼ਾਰਲਾਂਡ (zārlāṇḍ)
• Russian: Саа́р m (Saár)
• Slovak: Sársko (sk) n
• Slovene: Posarje n
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Pósaarska, Saarlandska

  Upper Sorbian: Posaarska

• Spanish: Sarre (es)
• Ukrainian: Саа́р m (Saár)
• Volapük: Saarlän

German

Etymology

Saar +‎ Land

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaːrlant/

• Audio

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Proper noun

das Saarland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Saarlandes or des Saarlands)

1. Saarland (a state in western Germany)

Derived terms

• Saarländer

Further reading

• “Saarland” in Duden online
• “Saarland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Saarlândia (rare)

Proper noun

Saarland

1. Saarland (a state of Germany)

   Synonym: Sarre