"Mecklenburg" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmeːklənbʊʁk/, /ˈmeːklənbʊʁç/, /ˈmɛklənbʊʁk/ Audio: DE-Mecklenburg.OGG Forms: Mecklenburgs [genitive], Mecklenburg [genitive, with-article], Meklenburg [alternative]
Etymology: From the castle Mikilenburg, Old Saxon for "great castle", from mikil (“great”) + burg (“castle”), cp. Michelenburg (995). Etymology templates: {{der|de|osx|-}} Old Saxon, {{q|995}} (995) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Mecklenburg n (proper noun, genitive Mecklenburgs or (optionally with an article) Mecklenburg)
  1. (uncountable) Mecklenburg (a historical region in Baltic northern Germany; part of the modern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Wikipedia link: Mikilenburg Tags: neuter, proper-noun, uncountable Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Derived forms: Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mecklenburger, mecklenburger, mecklenburgisch, Nordwestmecklenburg
    Sense id: en-Mecklenburg-de-name-vmKXilbm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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