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 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
After Schleswig-Holstein formally approved the pilot project in 2024, Metz sought legalization of the process in Hamburg, winning the backing of Green Party politicians.
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
Although Schlabow died in 1984, historians from the Schleswig-Holstein archive carried out an inventory of his collection in 2023 and discovered "a glass plate containing pieces of fabric", Hering told reporters in northern France.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Some were for more "heroic" procedure, for raising fighting corps to free Poland, to free Schleswig-Holstein, to free oppressed nationalities anywhere.
From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John
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