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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A geographic area and former Danish duchy in Northern Europe, located on the southern Jutland peninsula between the rivers Eider and Kongeå; now politically divided between Denmark and Germany.
2. 2
   A town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
3. 3
   A small city in Crawford County, Iowa.
4. 4
   A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

All synonyms

sleswicksleswicksleswigsleswig

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schleswig, from the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic.

Related phrases

Duchy of SchleswigSchleswig-FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein

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