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Verweggistan

Verweggistan

Dutch

Proper noun

Verweggistan n

  1. A proverbially obscure, far away country. Literally means 'farawayistan', and is used similar to Timbuktu or Outer Mongolia in English.

Etymology

From ver weg ‎(“far away”) + -stan. First coined in Donald Duck magazine in the early 70s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈʋɛɣistɑn/

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