Buchenland

German

Etymology

From Buche (“beech”) +‎ -n- +‎ Land (“land”), a calque of Bukowina, which see.

Proper noun

das Buchenland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Buchenlandes or des Buchenlands) (dated, now rare, but still sometimes historical in the context of the former German-speaking population)

  1. synonym of Bukowina (“Bukovina”)
    • 1966, Franz Wiszniowski, Radautz, die deutscheste Stadt des Buchenlandes:

Derived terms

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