veiligelander

Dutch

Etymology

From veilig land (“safe country”) +‎ -er. The inflected form of veilig may be because of the masculine gender of veiligelander, or perhaps from the plural form veilige landen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛi̯.lə.ɣəˈlɑn.dər/
  • Hyphenation: vei‧li‧ge‧lan‧der

Noun

veiligelander m (plural veiligelanders)

  1. (Netherlands) a migrant originating from a country judged safe (usually by immigration authorities), who claims asylum
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