Sudetenland
[ soo-deyt-n-land; German zoo-deyt-n-lahnt ]
/ suˈdeɪt nˌlænd; German zuˈdeɪt nˌlɑnt /
noun
a mountainous region in the N Czech Republic, including the Sudeten and the Erzgebirge: annexed by Germany 1938; returned to Czechoslovakia 1945.
Also called
Sudeten.
Example sentences from the Web for sudetenland
Yes, certain parallels can be drawn between what Putin is doing here and what Hitler did in the Sudetenland.
Take John McCain’s Russia Advice and You Might Get Another Cold War |Michael Tomasky |March 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for sudetenland
Sudetenland
/ (suːˈdeɪtənˌlænd) /
noun
a mountainous region of the N Czech Republic: part of Czechoslovakia (1919–38; 1945–93); occupied by Germany (1938–45)
Also called: the Sudeten