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A country other than one's own, typically referring to countries outside of Germany or the German-speaking world.
Viele Deutsche reisen gerne ins Ausland.
Many Germans like to travel abroad.
Er hat im Ausland studiert.
He studied abroad.
The term is commonly used in German to refer to any country outside of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland.
'Ausland' is frequently used in everyday German to refer to any country outside of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland.
In German, 'Ausland' is always capitalized as it is a noun.
From Middle High German 'ūzlant', from 'ūz' (out) + 'lant' (land).
In German, 'Ausland' is often used in contrast to 'Inland' (domestic country). It can also be used in formal contexts, such as in legal or administrative language.