Lausitz

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German[edit]

Lausitz

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German Lūsitze, from Proto-Slavic *Lužica, derived from *luža (“puddle, swamp”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian Łužica, Lower Sorbian Łužyca, Polish Łużyce, Czech Lužice.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯zɪts/
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Proper noun[edit]

die Lausitz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lausitz)

  1. Lusatia (region made up of eastern Saxony, southeastern Brandenburg, and a narrow strip of southwestern Poland)

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Further reading[edit]

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