vorstenland

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of vorst (“prince, sovereign”) +‎ -en- +‎ land (“terrritory, realm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔrstənlɑnt/

Noun

vorstenland n (plural vorstenlanden, diminutive vorstenlandje n)

  1. (chiefly historical) princely state; (Indonesia) one of four nominally autonomous territories in Central Java administered by native rulers
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