Sudetenland

[ soo-deyt-n-land; German zoo-deyt-n-lahnt ]

noun

1. a mountainous region in the N Czech Republic, including the Sudeten and the Erzgebirge: annexed by Germany 1938; returned to Czechoslovakia 1945.

Sudetenland

/ suːˈdeɪtənˌlænd /

noun

1. a mountainous region of the N Czech Republic: part of Czechoslovakia (1919–38; 1945–93); occupied by Germany (1938–45) Also calledthe Sudeten

Example Sentences

Yes, certain parallels can be drawn between what Putin is doing here and what Hitler did in the Sudetenland.

From The Daily Beast