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Faroffistan

Faroffistan noun: a fictional remote nation-state.

Noun

Faroffistan (uncountable)

  1. A fictional remote nation-state.
    • ..assistance mission to the United States from the mythical Republic of Faroffistan.1962, Historic Preservation, volume 14, National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings, page 89
    • The Republic of Faroffistan has recently inaugurated a bold new program to assist the overdeveloped areas of the world.1961, Proceedings of the California Street and Highway Conference, Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, page 11

Examples of Faroffistan in a sentence

  • Are there not many frauds and bankruptcies out there in Faroffistan?1987, Michael T. Skully, George J. Viksnins, Financing East Asia’s Success, Palgrave Macmillan UK, →ISBN, page 11:
  • I think it's great, of course, but my mind keeps flashing back to the John Hanold/Doug Fields debates on Faroffistan in Prof.1985, Harvard Business School Bulletin, volume 61, The University of California, page 42:

Origin of Faroffistan

From far off + -istan. Coined by American cartoonist and artist Carl Fallberg in 1958.

Questions about Faroffistan

What does Faroffistan mean?
Faroffistan means a fictional remote nation-state.
How do you use Faroffistan in a sentence?
Are there not many frauds and bankruptcies out there in Faroffistan?
What part of speech is Faroffistan?
Faroffistan is a noun.

Words near Faroffistan in the dictionary

  1. Faroeish
  2. Faroes
  3. Faroese
  4. farofa
  5. faroff
  6. Faroffistan
  7. Faroish
  8. farolito
  9. farolitos
  10. Faron
  11. Farons

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