Why is it die Thüringerin?

Thüringerin ends in -in, and most nouns ending in -in are feminine: in a German dictionary, 88% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -in
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Female Thuringian

[1] weiblicher Thüringer

Examples

[1] She is a Thuringian

[1] Sie ist Thüringerin.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Thüringerin die Thüringerinnen
Genitiv der Thüringerin der Thüringerinnen
Dativ der Thüringerin den Thüringerinnen
Akkusativ die Thüringerin die Thüringerinnen

Pronunciation

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