Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah

Etymology

From béésh (“iron”) + bichʼah (“his hat”) + -ii (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”), referring to the Stahlhelm helmets worn by German soldiers during World War II.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /péːʃ pɪ̀t͡ʃʼɑ̀hìː pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

Proper noun

Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah

  1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Synonyms

  • Bééshbichʼahii Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí (“Federal Republic of Germany”)

See also

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