# Thuringia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /θjʊˈɹɪn.dʒɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #73,715

## Definitions
1. A state of modern Germany.
2. A German-speaking former duchy and later former landgraviate in Central Europe.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Latin Thuringus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin Thuringiabor.
English Thuringia
Borrowed from Latin Thuringia, from Thuringus + -ia (suffix forming country names).

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