Abendland
German, noun[ˈaːbn̩tlant]
Abendland is spelled A-B-E-N-D-L-A-N-D (9 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abendland is a German neuter noun meaning “The Western world; Christendom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Antike und Christentum geprägter geographischer Bereich: der Westen”.
What does Abendland mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterThe Western world; Christendom
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch Antike und Christentum geprägter geographischer Bereich: der Westen 2. im Westen gelegenes Land
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Abendland
- Abendlandes genitive
- Abendlands genitive
- Abendlande dative singular
- Abendländer nominative plural
- Abendländern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abendland?
- [ˈaːbn̩tlant]
- [ˈaːbn̩tˌlant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Abendland in German?
Abendland appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).