Schengen-Raum

German

Etymology

Schengen (“Schengen”) +‎ Raum (“area; space”). Named after the Luxembourgish village of Schengen, where the original agreement was signed in 1985.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛŋənˌʁaʊ̯m/
  • Hyphenation: Schen‧gen-Raum

Noun

Schengen-Raum m (proper noun, strong, genitive Schengen-Raums)

  1. (politics, European Union) Schengen Area (the area comprising 29 European countries that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders)
    Der Beitritt zum Schengen-Raum erleichtert den Reiseverkehr innerhalb Europas erheblich.
    Joining the Schengen Area significantly facilitates travel within Europe.
    Innerhalb des Schengen-Raums finden an den Binnengrenzen in der Regel keine Personenkontrollen statt.
    Within the Schengen Area, there are generally no person controls at the internal borders.
Declension
Declension of Schengen-Raum [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Schengen-Raum
genitive eines des Schengen-Raums
dative einem dem Schengen-Raum
accusative einen den Schengen-Raum

Synonyms

  • Schengen-Gebiet (Schengen territory)

Coordinate terms

  • Schengen-Abkommen (Schengen Agreement)
  • Binnengrenze (internal border)
  • Außengrenze (external border)
  • Schengener Informationssystem (Schengen Information System)

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