Schleswig-Holstein

American  

[shles-wig-hohl-stahyn, shlays-vik-hawl-shtahyn] / ˈʃlɛs wɪgˈhoʊl staɪn, ˈʃleɪs vɪkˈhɔl ʃtaɪn /

noun

1. two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international tension in the 19th century: Prussia annexed Schleswig 1864 and Holstein 1866.

2. a state of N Germany, including the former duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg and part of Schleswig. 6,073 sq. mi. (15,728 sq. km). Kiel.

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Schleswig-Holstein British  

/ ˈʃleːsvɪçˈhɔlʃtain /

noun

1. a state of N Germany: drained chiefly by the River Elbe; mainly agricultural. Capital: Kiel. Pop: 2 823 000 (2003 est). Area: 15 658 sq km (6045 sq miles)

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Schleswig-Holstein

The country's health ministry has said all four, who are not currently showing symptoms, were being transferred to their homes in ⁠Berlin, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

The northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein became a poster child for digital sovereignty last year by ditching Microsoft in favour of open-source software.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

A hearing in the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein in September found that Meine Erde had produced sufficient evidence that human composting was safe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

And Tuttle notes that the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has been moving public-sector workflows away from Microsoft-dependent infrastructure toward open-source / European-controlled solutions.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

This wretched fiasco was hardly less satisfactory to the majority of Germans than the manner in which the national claims in Schleswig-Holstein were maintained.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

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