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单词 hundom
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Hundomn.

Brit. /ˈhʌndəm/, U.S. /ˈhəndəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Hun n.1, -dom suffix.
Etymology: < Hun n.1 + -dom suffix.
Now rare.
1. The territory or empire of the Huns (Hun n.1 1a). historical and rare.
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1854 R. G. Latham in W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Geogr. I. 1094/1 The Danes..had not long been known under that name, before they were attributed to Attila; and Scandinavia became a part of Hundom.
1920 J. G. Kantakuzen Russ. People viii. 276 Germans..leaving worse and more complete destruction, than did ‘Attila of Hundom’.
2. colloquial (derogatory and offensive). Germany. Also: the fact, state, or condition of being a German.Used during or with reference to the First World War (1914–18).
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Germany > [noun] > state of being
Germanhood1827
Hundom1916
1916 F. Lawrence Mem. & Corr. (1961) 211 I saw you being martyred on account of my Hundom!
1918 Marine's Bull. Nov. 18/1 It is worth dying to have had a part in killing the spirit of Hundom.
1919 R. W. Chambers In Secret viii. 217 The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was [etc.].
1951 Bks. Abroad 25 133/2 Captive French are herded off to Hundom as slave-laborers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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