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San Serriffe

San Serriffe proper noun: a fictional island nation invented as a 1977 April Fools' Day hoax by the Guardian newspaper, and since widely referenced in humorous writing generally.

Proper noun

San Serriffe

  1. A fictional island nation invented as a 1977 April Fools' Day hoax by the Guardian newspaper, and since widely referenced in humorous writing generally.

Origin of San Serriffe

From sans serif.

Questions about San Serriffe

What does San Serriffe mean?
San Serriffe means a fictional island nation invented as a 1977 April Fools' Day hoax by the Guardian newspaper, and since widely referenced in humorous writing generally.
What part of speech is San Serriffe?
San Serriffe is a proper noun.

Words near San Serriffe in the dictionary

  1. San Salvador Island
  2. San Saturnino
  3. San Sebastian
  4. San Sebastián
  5. San Sebastián Salitrillo
  6. San Serriffe
  7. San Severo
  8. San Simeon
  9. San Simon
  10. San Simon I
  11. San Simon II

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