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The article for

Eritrea

(das) Eritrea

Eritrea is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] A country in East Africa

[1] ein Land in Ostafrika

Examples

[1] Between Eritrea and Ethiopia there is a conflict about the border graduate

[1] Zwischen Eritrea und Äthiopien gibt es einen Konflikt um den Grenzverlauf.

[1] Eritrea was only Italian, then British colony depression

[1] Eritrea war erst italienische, dann britische Kolonie.

[1] Asmara is the capital of Eritreather

[1] Asmara ist die Hauptstadt von Eritrea.

[1] "With the Italians, the new ruler has closed several agreements before his coronation in which he ceded Rome, among other things, the Eritrea region"

[1] „Mit den Italienern hat der neue Herrscher noch vor seiner Krönung mehrere Abkommen geschlossen, in denen er Rom unter anderem die Region Eritrea abgetreten hat.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Eritrea" of a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Eritrea
Genitiv (des Eritrea) (des Eritreas) Eritreas
Dativ (dem) Eritrea
Akkusativ (das) Eritrea

Pronunciation

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