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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːn/
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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish län, from Middle Low German lēn and from late Old Norse lén, whence also Danish len, Norwegian len, Icelandic lén, Faroese len.

Noun

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län n

  1. (historical) fief, fiefdom
  2. a county,[1] a political subdivision of the Swedish state roughly corresponding to a British county
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Turkish lan.

Noun

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län

  1. Alternative form of len (friend, buddy, pal)

References

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  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN

Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English land and German Land.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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län (nominative plural läns)

  1. country (nation state)
    • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: II:
      E bi pinunedoms in drim nemü God ad no gegolön lü ‚Herodes’, ädatävoms ve veg votik lü län oksik.
      But they were given a warning in a dream in the name of God not to go back to Herod, and returned to their own country by a different way.

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Derived terms

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