English Explanatory Dictionary

Freedonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Used as a placeholder country name in textbook problems, classroom examples, etc.
  2. A self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Freedonia) located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Pronunciation

/fɹiːˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/ /fɹiˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ [fɹiˈdoʊ.njə]

Word forms

Freedonia Fredonia

Etymology

Popularized by the 1933 Marx Brothers film Duck Soup.

Derived words

Freedonian
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