Etymology

Syldavia

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Today it means: An imaginary country located in the Balkans and enemy of Borduria, in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin. Full definition →

French Syldavie
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  1. French · borrowed fromSyldavie
  2. English todaySyldavia

From French Syldavie. Blend of Transylvanie + Moldavie. Coined by Hergé in 1939 for King Ottokar's Sceptre.

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