Neuland

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German

Etymology

neu +‎ Land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔɪ̯lant/
  • Hyphenation: Neu‧land
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Noun

Neuland n (strong, genitive Neulandes or Neulands, no plural)

  1. newly converted farmland
  2. (figuratively) uncharted waters
    Neuland betreten(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2013 June 19, Torben Waleczek, quoting Angela Merkel, “Die Kanzlerin und das Internet: Merkels "Neuland" wird zur Lachnummer im Netz”, in Der Tagesspiegel, →ISSN:
      Was war geschehen? Beim gemeinsamen Auftritt der beiden Staatschefs im Kanzleramt ging es auch um das umstrittene Überwachungsprogramm Prism des US-Geheimdienstes NSA. Auf eine entsprechende Frage antwortete Merkel dann mit dem Satz: „Das Internet ist für uns alle Neuland.“
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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