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Swedish
Etymology
From långt (“far”) + bort (“away”) + -stan, calque of English Faroffistan, coined by Carl Fallberg in 1958. Attested since 1959, in Kalle Anka & C:o, the Swedish edition of Donald Duck. Cf. Danish Langtbortistan, Dutch Verweggistan.
Proper noun
Långtbortistan n (genitive Långtbortistans)
- (humorous) a place, possibly fictitious, which is located far away; Timbuktu, Outer Mongolia, Faroffistan
- Synonym: Tjotahejti
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