mellersta östern

English translation: Middle East

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Swedish term or phrase:mellersta östern
English translation:Middle East
Entered by: bigedsenior

02:05 Jan 15, 2006
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Geography
Swedish term or phrase: mellersta östern
It is part of a postmark from a Swedish military unit, possibly in Cyprus.

TIA
bigedsenior
Local time: 12:22
Middle East
Explanation:
and I therefore doubt that Cyprus is in that (rather Near Easter) area

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Note added at 24 mins (2006-01-15 02:29:47 GMT)
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Länkar - Nyhetstjänster
extern länk [Mellersta Östern, Qatar] Al Jazeera Senaste nyheterna om Mellersta
... extern länk [Mellersta Östern, Egypten] Middle East Times Nyheter från ...
www.annalindhbiblioteket.se/links/nyheter.asp

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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 20:22
Grading comment
Many thanks.
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mellersta östern
Middle East


Explanation:
and I therefore doubt that Cyprus is in that (rather Near Easter) area

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Note added at 24 mins (2006-01-15 02:29:47 GMT)
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Länkar - Nyhetstjänster
extern länk [Mellersta Östern, Qatar] Al Jazeera Senaste nyheterna om Mellersta
... extern länk [Mellersta Östern, Egypten] Middle East Times Nyheter från ...
www.annalindhbiblioteket.se/links/nyheter.asp



swisstell
Italy
Local time: 20:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
Grading comment
Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp
18 mins

agree  Jan Leinonen
46 mins

agree  Sven Petersson
4 hrs

agree  Michele Fauble
4 hrs

agree  Anders Olsson (X)
4 hrs

agree  EKM: This is a slightly archaic way of putting it. "Mellanöstern" is the more common alternative - it is my guess the military unit deliberately use the older form to evoke a sense of tradition.
5 hrs

agree  George Hopkins: Near East is another term for Middle East
5 hrs

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
6 hrs
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