Sudetenland

American

[soo-deyt-n-land, zoo-deyt-n-lahnt] / suˈdeɪt nˌlænd, zuˈdeɪt nˌlɑnt /

noun

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

Sudetenland British

/ suːˈdeɪtənˌlænd /

noun

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

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said over the weekend that Mr. Putin harbors expansionist ambitions akin to the Nazis after absorbing the Sudetenland in 1938.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

In the Sudetenland, the future typewriter-seller fell in love with a young Wilhelm Müller—a pacifist, poet, and aspiring musician.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

So in that view, it's like giving Hitler the Sudetenland.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024

The family do not know why Brixius had been awarded the Iron Cross but, because it was given in September 1939, it was assumed it was for action over Poland or the Sudetenland.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

He told them that he wanted the Sudetenland, the western portion of Czechoslovakia where another large ethnic German population lived.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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