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Hollanditis

US/hɑlænˈdaɪtɪs/

Hollanditis noun: opposition to nuclear proliferation and the deployment of American nuclear weapons in Western Europe, especially in reference to the Netherlands.

Noun

Hollanditis (uncountable)

  1. Opposition to nuclear proliferation and the deployment of American nuclear weapons in Western Europe, especially in reference to the Netherlands.

Origin of Hollanditis

From Holland + -itis (fictional disease suffix), coined in 1981 by Walter Laqueur.

Questions about Hollanditis

What does Hollanditis mean?
Hollanditis means opposition to nuclear proliferation and the deployment of American nuclear weapons in Western Europe, especially in reference to the Netherlands.
What part of speech is Hollanditis?
Hollanditis is a noun.
How do you pronounce Hollanditis?
Hollanditis is pronounced /hɑlænˈdaɪtɪs/ (US).

Words near Hollanditis in the dictionary

  1. hollanders
  2. Hollandic
  3. Hollandish
  4. Hollandistan
  5. hollandite
  6. Hollanditis
  7. Hollandization
  8. Hollandize
  9. Hollandophile
  10. Hollandophiles
  11. hollands

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