Festland

German

Etymology

fest +‎ Land

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛstˌlant/
Audio (file)

Noun

Festland n (genitive Festlandes or Festlands, plural Festländer)

mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Declension

Declension of Festland

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Festland	die	Festländer
genitive	eines	des	Festlandes, Festlands	der	Festländer
dative	einem	dem	Festland, Festlande¹	den	Festländern
accusative	ein	das	Festland	die	Festländer

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Kontinent
Landfläche
Landmasse

Further reading

Festland in Duden online

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