Schleswig

[ shles-wig; German shleys-vik ]

noun

1. a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.
2. a historic region in S Jutland: a former duchy of Denmark; annexed by Prussia 1864; the N part was returned to Denmark as the result of a plebiscite 1920.

Schleswig

/ ˈʃleːsvɪç /

noun

1. a fishing port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein state: on an inlet of the Baltic. Pop: 24 288 (2003 est)
2. a former duchy, in the S Jutland Peninsula: annexed by Prussia in 1864; N part returned to Denmark after a plebiscite in 1920; S part forms part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein Danish nameSlesvig

Example Sentences

The European Court of Justice last November backed the rights of environmental associations to take such actions against EU vehicle approvals on the basis of DUH’s lawsuit, which was initially rejected by the Schleswig administrative court in 2017.

From Reuters

But the NGO will also share the documents with an administrative court in Schleswig, northern Germany, which in February 2023 will hear a lawsuit brought by the DUH covering 119 diesel car models to determine whether temperature-based software is legal.

From Reuters

Now Schleswig, at least, is back in play in the German election.

From BBC

One tiny party that could enter the German parliament again for the first time since 1949 is the South Schleswig Voters’ Association, or SSW.

From Seattle Times

The find, made by divers working on behalf of WWF aiming to find abandoned fishing nets that endanger marine life, will be given to the archaeology museum in Schleswig.

From Reuters