kikkerland

Dutch

Etymology

kikker (“frog”) +‎ land (“country”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

kikkerland n (plural kikkerlanden, diminutive kikkerlandje n)

1. (humorous) an unimportant and rather boring country, virtually exclusively said of the Netherlands

   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 land of ours.