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Schrottgorod.

nickname of Eisenhüttenstadt

12 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

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name/ˈʃʁɔtɡoʁɔt/
  1. nickname of Eisenhüttenstadt

    derogatory · humorous · neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From Schrott (“scrap metal, junk”) + Russian го́род (górod, “town, city”), loosely calquing Eisenhüttenstadt (literally “Iron Works City”) and rhyming with Nowgorod. The name alludes to the origins of the town as a socialist planned city and, probably, to its continuous decline.

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