Syldavia
/sɪlˈdeɪ.vi.ə/
Syldavia proper noun: an imaginary country located in the Balkans and enemy of Borduria, in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.
Proper noun
Syldavia
- An imaginary country located in the Balkans and enemy of Borduria, in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.
- But the name of Grand Fenwick doesn't occur in any history book, or show up in any atlas, unless it also maps Ruritania, Syldavia, Borduria, Oz or even Shangri-La.2016 September 18, Vikas Datta, “The small nation which beat the superpowers, global capitalism”, in The News Minute, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2022
- Graustark, Ruritania, Borduria, Syldavia and a score of imaginary kingdoms, usurped by tyrants and sundered by fights for the throne, leap into mind: plots, treachery, imprisoned heirs and palace factions abound and, along with them, fiendish monocled swordsmen, queens in lonely towers, toppling...1977, Patrick Leigh Fermor, A Time of Gifts, 1st edition, New York Review Books, →ISBN, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2022
- A generic name of a fictional country, generally contrasted with a rival counterpart Borduria.
- Finally, the sovereignty of the island has been continuously claimed by two sovereign states, Syldavia and Borduria. Syldavia is a medium size sovereign State with a large population, mainly Muslims.2017, Jorge E. Núñez, chapter 6, in Sovereignty Conflicts and International Law and Politics: A Distributive Justice Issue (Routledge Research in International Law), 1 edition, Routledge, →ISBN...
- Is Syldavia a more unequal society than Borduria? For an inequality comparison to be meaningful, then the answer "yes, Syldavia is more unequal than Borduria" must also imply, in the other direction, "Borduria is less unequal than Syldavia."2000, Yoram Amiel, chapter 2, in Thinking about Inequality: Personal Judgment and Income Distributions, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2022, page 9
Syldavia meaning in Bengali, Indonesian and Persian
Syldavia in Bengali
- Translations
- সিলদাভিয়া śildabhiẏa
Syldavia in Indonesian
- Translations
- Syldavia
Syldavia in Persian
- Translations
- سیلداویا
Examples of Syldavia in a sentence
- He made up two fictional countries, Borduria and Syldavia, and the struggles between the two were actually a satire on the expansionist policies of Nazi Germany.2017 May 22, Utkarsh Srivastava, “A Tintin Mystery: Why Hergé's comics continue to fascinate, 88 years after their debut”, in Firstpost...
- Tintin and his loyal hound Snowy find themselves trying to thwart a plot by spies to overthrow the king of Syldavia, a fictional Balkan land.2020 June 25, Lifestyle Desk, “Tintin cover that mocked Hitler’s Germany to go under hammer”, in The Indian Express, archived from the...
- Under these conditions, the prices in Borduria and Syldavia are 19 and 35 $/MWh, respectively.2004, Daniel S. Kirschen and Goran Strbac, chapter 8, in Fundamentals of Power System Economics, 1 edition, Wiley, →ISBN, archived from the...
- Syldavia offers the metal to Borduria, but offers it only in exchange for Borduria signing a treaty for mutual defense.2013, Michael Blake, chapter 5, in Justice and Foreign Policy, 1 edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 11...
Origin of Syldavia
From French Syldavie. Blend of Transylvanie + Moldavie. Coined by Hergé in 1939 for King Ottokar's Sceptre.
Words that rhyme with Syldavia
Questions about Syldavia
- What does Syldavia mean?
- Syldavia means an imaginary country located in the Balkans and enemy of Borduria, in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.
- What is Syldavia in Bengali?
- Syldavia in Bengali is সিলদাভিয়া (śildabhiẏa). See Syldavia meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use Syldavia in a sentence?
- He made up two fictional countries, Borduria and Syldavia, and the struggles between the two were actually a satire on the expansionist policies of Nazi Germany.
- What part of speech is Syldavia?
- Syldavia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Syldavia?
- Syldavia is pronounced /sɪlˈdeɪ.vi.ə/.
Words near Syldavia in the dictionary
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