English Sentence:

Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery.

German Translation:

Mauretanien war das letzte Land in der Welt, das die Sklaverei abgeschafft hat.

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Mauretanien

Mauritania (country in North Africa)

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war

has been, was

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das

1. the (nominative neuter singular) 2. the (accusative neuter singular) 3. that, this

Here: the (nominative neuter singular)

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letzte

last, final

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das Land   (Pl: Länder)

1. country 2. land, soil, territory 3. federal state

Here: country

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in

in

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der

1. the (nominative masculine singular) 2. the (genitive and dative feminine singular) 3. the (genitive plural) 4. who 5. which 6. that one, this one

Here: the (nominative masculine singular)

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die Welt   (Pl: Welten)

world

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das

1. the (nominative neuter singular) 2. the (accusative neuter singular) 3. that, this

Here: that, this

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die

1. the (nominative feminine singular) 2. the (accusative feminine singular) 3. the (plural form of definite article) 4. who 5. which 6. these

Here: the (nominative feminine singular)

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die Sklaverei   (Pl: -)

slavery

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abschaffen

to abolish, to eliminate sth

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hat

has (third-person singular present of "haben")

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