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German
Etymology
From Bund (“federation”) + -es- + Dorf (“village”). Literally, “federal village”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bundesdorf n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bundesdorfs or Bundesdorfes)
- (dated, humorous, derogatory) the city of Bonn, former capital of (West) Germany, labelled the “federal village” due to its provincial character and, originally, quite small size
Usage notes
- By 1960 the city had a population of under 140,000. It later grew to its current 300 000+ largely due to annexation of surrounding suburbs, but never lost its provincial character, and hence the nickname, until being replaced as capital by Berlin in 1990/99.
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