vaandelvlucht

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of vaandel +‎ vlucht, calque of German Fahnenflucht.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːn.dəlˌvlʏxt/
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  • Hyphenation: vaan‧del‧vlucht

Noun[edit]

vaandelvlucht f (uncountable)

  1. (military) desertion
  2. (politics, by extension) defection (from an opinion or organisation)