n.
Pronunciation: ' me-kl ə n- ˌ b ə rg, - ˌ bu ̇ rk
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 \ -shv ā - ' r ē n \ & Mecklenburg-Stre · litz \ - ' shtr ā -l ə ts, - ' str ā - \ , which became grand duchies 1815 & states of Weimar Republic 1919