Kleinstaaterei

German

Etymology

Kleinstaat +‎ -erei

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌklaɪ̯nʃtaːtəˈʁaɪ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Kleinstaaterei f (genitive Kleinstaaterei, no plural)

  1. (politics, derogatory) political fragmentation of a country into many small polities with a large degree of autonomy, often in relation to the Holy Roman Empire or modern German federalism

Declension

Declension of Kleinstaaterei [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Kleinstaaterei
genitive einer der Kleinstaaterei
dative einer der Kleinstaaterei
accusative eine die Kleinstaaterei

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