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Hyphen War

Hyphen War proper noun: the conflict over the naming of Czechoslovakia after the fall of the communist government in 1989.

Proper noun

the Hyphen War

  1. (historical) The conflict over the naming of Czechoslovakia after the fall of the communist government in 1989.

Origin of Hyphen War

In reference to the hyphen or dash between the Czech and Slovak components of various proposed names.

Questions about Hyphen War

What does Hyphen War mean?
Hyphen War means the conflict over the naming of Czechoslovakia after the fall of the communist government in 1989.
What part of speech is Hyphen War?
Hyphen War is a proper noun.

Words near Hyphen War in the dictionary

  1. hyphemas
  2. hyphemata
  3. hyphemia
  4. hyphemias
  5. hyphen
  6. Hyphen War
  7. hyphen-minus
  8. hyphen-minuses
  9. hyphenatable
  10. hyphenate
  11. hyphenated

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