Bindestrichland

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German

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Etymology

From Bindestrich (“hyphen”) +‎ Land (“state”). Originally used of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was created by the Allied occupation authorities by dividing the Prussian Rhine Province and joining its northern half to the province of Westphalia.

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Noun

Bindestrichland n (strong, genitive Bindestrichlands or Bindestrichlandes, plural Bindestrichländer)

  1. a state or political territory whose name contains a hyphen, with the implication that it has been arbitrarily created from merging two regions that share few historical and cultural ties

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Declension

Declension of Bindestrichland
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bindestrichland die Bindestrichländer
genitive eines des Bindestrichlands, Bindestrichlandes der Bindestrichländer
dative einem dem Bindestrichland, Bindestrichlande1 den Bindestrichländern
accusative ein das Bindestrichland die Bindestrichländer

1Now rare, see notes.

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