Neufünfland

German

Etymology

Blend of fünf +‎ neue Länder or similar, punning Neufundland (“Newfoundland”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔʏ̯ˈfʏnflant/

Proper noun

Neufünfland n (proper noun, genitive Neufünflands or (optionally with an article) Neufünfland)

  1. (humorous, rare) The five German states formerly making up the German Democratic Republic that acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany during German reunification.

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