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German
Etymology
From Middle High German lanke, from Old High German hlanka, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. The geographic sense is from Middle Low German lanke, from the same Germanic word. Doublet of Flanke, which see.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lanke f (genitive Lanke, plural Lanken)
- (obsolete) side, flank (of the body of a person or animal)
- Synonyms: Seite, Flanke
- (Berlin, Brandenburg, now chiefly in placenames) riverside, lakeside, especially one suited for fishing
- Krumme Lanke ― Krumme Lanke, a lake in south-western Berlin (literally, “Curved Lakeside”)
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