Bindestrichland
dasNounironic term for countries with hyphenated names (like Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein fiktives oder humorvolles Land, dessen Name aus vielen durch Bindestriche verbundenen Wörtern besteht.
- English meaning
- Hyphen-land
- Synonym
- Gedankenstrichland
- German example
- In Bindestrichland gibt es seltsame Gesetze und noch seltsamere Bewohner.
- English example
- In Hyphen-land, there are strange laws and even stranger inhabitants.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Bindestrichland
- Plural Form
- die Bindestrichländer
Example sentences with “Bindestrichland”
Das Leben im Bindestrichland ist politisch komplex. (Life in a hyphenated country is politically complex.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Bindestrichland a formal political term?
No, it is a satirical or journalistic term (neuter, das Bindestrichland) used to describe nations with compound names.