Why is it das Münsterland?

Münsterland ends in -and, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 52% of -and nouns take das, 41% take der, and 7% take die. So learn it with its article: das Münsterland.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Region around the Westphalian City of Münster

[1] Region um die westfälische Stadt Münster

Examples

[1] "Leaving the Münsterland for a while will surely get her well"

[1] „Das Münsterland für eine Weile zu verlassen, werde ihr sicher gut bekommen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Münsterland —
Genitiv des Münsterlands des Münsterlandes —
Dativ dem Münsterland dem Münsterlande —
Akkusativ das Münsterland —

Pronunciation

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