Uckermark

German

Etymology

From the river Uecker (of Polabian origin, related to the name of the Ukrani tribe) + Mark (“march, borderland”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊkɐˌmaʁk/
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  • Hyphenation: Ucker‧mark; pre-1996: Uk‧ker‧mark

Proper noun

die Uckermark f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Uckermark)

  1. a historical region northeastern Germany, straddling Uckermark district, Brandenburg, and Vorpommern-Greifswald district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  2. a rural district of Brandenburg; seat: Prenzlau
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