GERMAN DICTIONARY
federal state
/das ˈbʊndəsˌlant/
A politically and administratively defined part of Germany with its own regional government.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Bundesland | die Bundesländer |
| Akkusativ | das Bundesland | die Bundesländer |
| Dativ | dem Bundesland | den Bundesländern |
| Genitiv | des Bundeslandes | der Bundesländer |
A Bundesland is a constituent state and belongs to a Staat; it is not itself a sovereign nation-state.
Formation typeCompound
„Bundesland“ is a compound noun formed from „Bund“, the linking element -„es“- and „Land“, and denotes a constituent state of Germany.