Mecklenburg-Schwerin
[ mek-luh n-burg-shwer-uh n; German mek-luh n-boo rk-shvey-reen, mey-kluh n- ]
/ ˈmɛk lənˌbɜrgˈʃwɛr ən; German ˈmɛk lənˌbʊərk ʃveɪˈrin, ˈmeɪ klən- /
noun
See under Mecklenburg.
Definition for mecklenburg-schwerin (2 of 2)
Mecklenburg
[ mek-luh n-burg; German mek-luh n-boo rk, 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).
Example sentences from the Web for mecklenburg-schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin began its existence by a series of constitutional struggles between the duke and the nobles.
In 1756 he entered the service of the Court of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
The Violoncello and Its History |Wilhelm Joseph von WasielewskiAbout 57% of the total area of Mecklenburg-Schwerin consists of cultivated land, 18% of forest, and 13% of heath and pasture.
He must at least have a Mecklenburg salad as he came from Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Villa Elsa |Stuart Henry
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