Schleswig (German)
n
1 a fishing port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein state: on an inlet of the Baltic. Pop.: 26817 (1989 est.)
2 a former duchy, in the S Jutland Peninsula: annexed by Prussia in 1864; N part returned to Denmark after a plebiscite in 1920; S part forms part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein,
(Danish name)
Slesvig
Schleswig-Holstein (German)
n a state of N Germany, formerly in West Germany: drained chiefly by the River Elbe; mainly agricultural. Capital: Kiel. Pop.: 2725500 (1996 est.). Area: 15658 sq. km (6045 sq. miles)