Etymology

Hollanditis

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Today it means: Opposition to nuclear proliferation and the deployment of American nuclear weapons in Western Europe, especially in reference to the Netherlands. Full definition →

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From Holland + -itis (fictional disease suffix), coined in 1981 by Walter Laqueur.

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