die Börde
Translation
fertile plain, loess plain
Examples
Die Magdeburger Börde ist sehr fruchtbar.
The Magdeburg Börde is very fertile.
In der Börde wird viel Weizen angebaut.
A lot of wheat is grown in the Börde.
Grammar Patterns
((die Börde)) a fertile plain Die Börde is a flat, fertile land.
Similar Words
Ebene (plain), Flachland (flatland), Aue (meadow)
Etymology
From Middle Low German 'borde' (border, limit), but the meaning shifted to 'fertile land within a border'.
Memory Tips
Associate it with 'Erde' (earth/soil) because of the fertile soil, or think of a 'border' of fertile land.