Sudetenland
[ soo-deyt-n-land; German zoo-deyt-n-lahnt ]
noun
a mountainous region in the N Czech Republic, including the Sudeten and the Erzgebirge: annexed by Germany 1938; returned to Czechoslovakia 1945.
- Also called Sudeten.
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Yes, certain parallels can be drawn between what Putin is doing here and what Hitler did in the Sudetenland.
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British Dictionary definitions for Sudetenland
Sudetenland
/ (suːˈdeɪtənˌlænd) /
noun
a mountainous region of the N Czech Republic: part of Czechoslovakia (1919–38; 1945–93); occupied by Germany (1938–45): Also called: the Sudeten
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