land

federal state (German Land)

noun LAHND Rare

Usage Note

Land (plural Länder) is a borrowing from German used in French to refer to one of Germany's (or Austria's) federal constituent states. It is masculine in French: le land de Bavière. Outside this specific political context, French uses terre or pays for 'land' — land is not used as a general word for territory in French.

Examples

"La Bavière est le plus grand land allemand."

Natural Translation

Bavaria is the largest German federal state.

Literal Translation

Bavaria is the largest German land.

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