Alpenrepublik

Alpen +‎ Republik, literally “Alpine republic”.

• IPA^(key): [ˈalpn̩ʁepuˌbliːk], [-ˌblɪk]

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Alpenrepublik f (genitive Alpenrepublik, plural Alpenrepubliken) (informal, especially journalistic)

1. Austria

   Synonym: Österreich

2. (less often) Switzerland

   Synonym: Schweiz

3. (in the plural) Austria and Switzerland

• Use of Switzerland is much rarer than Austria. While both countries are “alpine republics”, the official name of Austria is Republik Österreich, whereas Switzerland is called Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft. Accordingly, Switzerland will usually be dubbed die Eidgenossenschaft in those contexts where Alpenrepublik is used of Austria.

• Alpenrepublik on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Alpenrepublik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Alpenrepublik” in Duden online
• “Alpenrepublik” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon