Mecklenburg

[ mek-luh n-burg; German mek-luh n-boo rk, mey-kluh n- ]

/ ˈmɛk lənˌbɜrg; German ˈmɛk lənˌbʊərk, ˈmeɪ klən- /

a former state in NE Germany, formed in 1934 from two states (Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz).

Example sentences from the Web for mecklenburg

During a single four-hour workday last week, a Mecklenburg County grand jury heard 276 cases and handed down 276 indictments.

The Grand Jury Voting on One Case Every 52 Seconds |Andrew Cohen |February 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mattheson spent the summer enjoying a country holiday in Mecklenburg; Handel probably went on with his opera, at Hamburg.

Handel |Edward J. Dent
Mecklenburg has the highest number, then Prussia, while the fewest suicides occur in Bavaria and Austria.

The Essays of "George Eliot" |George Eliot
The chief mover in this matter was the notorious Baron Bernstoff, who held some village property in Mecklenburg.

The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick |Charles Bradlaugh

The queen's wish was to be fulfilled; she was to set out for her old Mecklenburg home, for her paternal roof at Neustrelitz.

Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia |L. Mhlbach,
A much more serious question of principle arose from the peculiar circumstances of Mecklenburg.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 |Various

Mecklenburg

/ (ˈmɛklənˌbɜːɡ, German ˈmeːklənbʊrk) /

a historic region and former state of NE Germany, along the Baltic coast; now part of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania