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Länderei

German, noun/ˌlɛndəˈʁaɪ̯/

Länderei is a German feminine noun meaning “estate (area of land)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ausgedehnter land- und forstwirtschaftlich genutzter Grundbesitz”.

What does Länderei mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineestate (area of land)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. ausgedehnter land- und forstwirtschaftlich genutzter Grundbesitz

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 Länderei

  • Ländereien plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Länderei?

  • /ˌlɛndəˈʁaɪ̯/
  • [ˌlɛndəˈʁaɪ̯]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Länderei in German?

Länderei appears about once in every 42 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).