Bindestrichland.
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
Meaning & usage
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
Where this word comes from
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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