kikkerland

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of kikker (“frog”) +‎ land (“country”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.kərˌlɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: kik‧ker‧land

Noun

kikkerland n (plural kikkerlanden, diminutive kikkerlandje n)

1. (humorous, self-deprecation) a small, unimportant and rather wet country, virtually exclusively said of the Netherlands [from mid 19th c.]

   Ik had niet gedacht dat ze in ons kikkerlandje zo goede films konden maken.

   I didn’t think they could make such good films in this little country of ours.