Schleswig-Holstein
Americannoun
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two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international tension in the 19th century: Prussia annexed Schleswig 1864 and Holstein 1866.
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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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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 animal was being escorted by, among others, two vessels from the Schleswig-Holstein state water police, a spokesperson from its headquarters in Kiel told AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
The vessel containing his mother’s body was driven from Berlin to Schleswig-Holstein.
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
Brougham was denouncing Baron Bunsen for his course in the Schleswig-Holstein affair,—Bunsen being in the House at the time.
From William Hickling Prescott by Harry Thurston Peck
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