Mecklenburg-Schwerin

[ mek-luh n-burg-shwer-uh n; German mek-luh n-boork-shvey-reen, mey-kluh n- ]
/ ˈmɛk lənˌbɜrgˈʃwɛr ən; German ˈmɛk lənˌbʊərk ʃveɪˈrin, ˈmeɪ klən- /

noun

See under Mecklenburg.

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Mecklenburg
[ mek-luh n-burg; German mek-luh n-boork, mey-kluh n- ]
/ ˈmɛk lənˌbɜrg; German ˈmɛk lənˌbʊərk, ˈmeɪ klən- /

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for mecklenburg-schwerin

Mecklenburg
/ (ˈmɛklənˌbɜːɡ, German ˈmeːklənbʊrk) /

noun

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