Grafschaft Bentheim

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “County of Bentheim”, named after the historical County of Bentheim within the Holy Roman Empire. German districts are not called counties/Grafschaften; this is the only district with that word in the name. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁaːfʃaft ˈbɛnthaɪ̯m/ Hyphenation: Graf‧schaft Bent‧heim === Proper noun === die Grafschaft Bentheim f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Grafschaft Bentheim) a rural district of Lower Saxony; seat: Nordhorn