Lausitz

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German

Lausitz

Etymology

From Middle High German Lūsitze, from Proto-Slavic *Lužica, derived from *luža (puddle, swamp). Cognate with Upper Sorbian Łužica, Lower Sorbian Łužyca, Polish Łużyce, Czech Lužice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯zɪts/
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Proper noun

die Lausitz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lausitz)

  1. Lusatia (region made up of eastern Saxony, southeastern Brandenburg, and a narrow strip of southwestern Poland)

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