Hyphen War

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

In reference to the hyphen or dash between the Czech and Slovak components of various proposed names.

Proper noun[edit]

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the Hyphen War

  1. (historical) The conflict over the naming of Czechoslovakia after the fall of the communist government in 1989.