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Oberlander

Oberlander proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Oberlander (plural Oberlanders)

  1. A surname from German.

Noun

Oberlander (plural Oberlanders)

  1. A member of the Jewish population originating from Hungary, from the Jewish Oberland region of Hungary, which is different from the Hungarian Oberland region of Hungary.
  2. A horse of the Oberland breed

Forms of Oberlander

Proper noun
pluralOberlanders
alternative formOberlaender
alternative formOberländer
Noun
pluralOberlanders

Origin of Oberlander

From German Oberländer (literally “highlander, uplander”).

From Oberland + -er, literally “highlander, uplander”, from German Oberland (“highland”).

Questions about Oberlander

What does Oberlander mean?
Oberlander means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Oberlander?
Oberlander can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Oberlander in the dictionary

  1. oberhefe
  2. Oberkorn
  3. Oberlaender
  4. Oberlaenders
  5. Oberlahnstein
  6. Oberlander
  7. Oberlanders
  8. Oberle
  9. Oberlender
  10. Oberlenders
  11. Oberles

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