Sonntagsstaat

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sonntag (Sunday) +‎ -s- +‎ Staat. The latter is word is used in the archaic sense “condition, appearance, clothing”.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Sonntagsstaat m (strong, genitive Sonntagsstaates or Sonntagsstaats, no plural)

  1. Sunday best (a person’s finest clothes, particularly those worn to church on Sunday)

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