bondsstaat

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bondstaat (superseded)

Etymology

From bond (“alliance”) +‎ -s- +‎ staat (“state”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔnt.staːt/

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• Hyphenation: bonds‧staat

Noun

bondsstaat m (plural bondsstaten, diminutive bondsstaatje n)

1. a federation; a country made up of substate regions with a degree of autonomy

Synonyms

• federatie

Antonyms

• statenbond, confederatie