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* The city of [[Stettin]]/[[Szczecin]] and the Polish territories to its north and west are geographically part of {{m|de||Vorpommern}}, but since 1945 they may also be assigned to {{m|de||Hinterpommern}}, |
* The city of [[Stettin]]/[[Szczecin]] and the Polish territories to its north and west are geographically part of {{m|de||Vorpommern}}, but since 1945 they may also be assigned to {{m|de||Hinterpommern}}, the latter, in a political sense, as the Polish part of Pomerania. |
Revision as of 01:28, 7 July 2024
German
Etymology
From hinter- (“behind”) + Pommern (“Pomerania”), thus “that part of Pomerania that is further from the German centre”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hinterpommern n (proper noun, genitive Hinterpommerns or (optionally with an article) Hinterpommern)
- Eastern Pomerania (portion of Pomerania to the east of the Oder river, nowadays entirely in Poland)
- Coordinate term: Vorpommern