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Lanke.

side, flank (of the body of a person or animal)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlaŋkə/
  1. side, flank (of the body of a person or animal)

    feminine · obsolete
  2. riverside, lakeside, especially one suited for fishing

    Berlin · feminine
    Krumme Lanke
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lanke, from Old High German hlanka, from Proto-West Germanic *hlanku. The geographic sense is from Middle Low German lanke, from the same Germanic word. Doublet of Flanke, which see.

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