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Schleswig-Holstein

The article is needed if "Schleswig-Holstein" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

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German declension of Schleswig-Holstein?

How does the declension of Schleswig-Holstein work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(das) Schleswig-Holstein	—
Genitive	(des Schleswig-Holstein) (des Schleswig-Holsteins) Schleswig-Holsteins	—
Dative	(dem) Schleswig-Holstein	—
Akkusative	(das) Schleswig-Holstein	—

What is the meaning of Schleswig-Holstein in German?

Schleswig-Holstein is defined as:

[1] Geography: A federal state in the north of the Federal Republic of Germany

[1] Geografie: ein Bundesland im Norden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

How to use Schleswig-Holstein in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schleswig-Holstein with translations in English.

[1] Schleswig-Holstein liegt sowohl an der Nord- als auch an der Ostseeküste.

[1] Schleswig-Holstein is located on both the north and the Baltic Sea coast

[1] Schleswig-Holstein liegt im Norden Deutschlands.

[1] Schleswig-Holstein is located in northern Germany

[1] Das Schleswig-Holstein der Jahrhundertwende war eine ruhige Gegend.

[1] The Schleswig-Holstein at the turn of the century was a quiet area

[1] „Nordniedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein oder Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, überall sieht es ein wenig anders aus. Ostfriesische Inseln sind nicht wie Sylt oder Rügen.“

[1] "Nordniedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein or Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, everywhere it sees a little different from East Frisian Islands are not like Sylt or Rügen."