udland

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse útland (“distant part of a country”), cf. also Norwegian Bokmål utland and Swedish utland. The modern meaning, which is common to all the Scandinavian languages, is influenced by German Ausland (“foreign countries”), itself a back-formation from Ausländer (“foreigner”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈuðˌlanˀ] Rhymes: -and === Noun === udland n (singular definite udlandet, plural indefinite udlande) (chiefly definite) abroad, foreign countries; everywhere that is not this country, taken as a whole et hus i udlandet a house abroad udlandsrejse trip in foreign countries drage ud i det store udland venture out into the great abroad ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== udlændig udlænding ==== References ==== “udland” in Den Danske Ordbog “udland” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog