Main Entry: Meck·len·burg

Pronunciation: \ˈme-klən-ˌbərg, -ˌbu̇rk\

Function: geographical name

region NE Germany SE of Jutland Peninsula & E of the Elbe; in 18th & 19th centuries divided into duchies of Mecklenburg–Schwe·rin \-shvā-ˈrēn\ & Mecklenburg–Stre·litz \-ˈshtrā-ləts, -ˈstrā-\, which became grand duchies 1815 & states of Weimar Republic 1919