Ausland

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German

Etymology

Back-formation from Ausländer (“foreigner”), from Middle High German ūzlender, from ūzlant (“outlying fields”), which had no continuation in Early New High German. Compare English outland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯slant/
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Ausland n (strong, genitive Auslandes or Auslands, no plural)

  1. foreign countries (collectively)
    Antonym: Inland

Declension

Declension of Ausland
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Ausland
genitive eines des Auslandes, Auslands
dative einem dem Ausland, Auslande1
accusative ein das Ausland

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Ausland

  1. a surname
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