[shles-wig-hohl-stahyn; Ger. shleys-vik-hawl-shtahyn] 
| 1. | two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international tension in the 19th century: Prussia annexed Schleswig 1864 and Holstein 1866. |
| 2. | a state of N Germany, including the former duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg and part of Schleswig. 2,564,565; 6073 sq. mi. (15,728 sq. km). Capital: Kiel. |
wɪgˈhoʊl