BRANDENBURG

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Brandenburg" is a part of...):

Preussen; Prussia (a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland)

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