# Sudetenland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /suˈdeɪ̯tənˌlænd/ · frequency rank #80,014

## Definitions
1. The northern, southern, and western border areas of former Czechoslovakia, which (until 1945) were inhabited mainly by German-speakers

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Sudetenland, named after the Sudeten mountain range, but encompassing a far greater area.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sudetenland