bondsstaat
Dutch
Alternative forms
- bondstaat (superseded)
Etymology
From bond (“alliance”) + -s- + staat (“state”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔnt.staːt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bonds‧staat
Noun
bondsstaat m (plural bondsstaten, diminutive bondsstaatje n)
- a federation; a country made up of substate regions with a degree of autonomy