bondsstaat
Dutch
Alternative forms
- bondstaat (superseded)
Etymology
From bond (“alliance”) + -s- + staat (“state”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔnt.staːt/
- 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.
Synonyms
- federatie
Antonyms
- statenbond, confederatie