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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English West Bank.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛstˈbɛŋk/, /ˈwɛstˈbæŋk/
Noun
die Westbank f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Westbank)
- West Bank
- Synonym: Westjordanland
2023 November 7, Serena Bilanceri, “Jugend im Westjordanland: Träumen, trotz Krieg”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Doch in den Wochen nach dem 7. Oktober sind laut palästinensischem Gesundheitsministerium mindestens 153 Menschen in der Westbank gestorben, meistens bei Konfrontationen mit israelischen Streitkräften und teilweise mit israelischen Siedler*innen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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