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Londonistan
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English
Alternative forms
en Londonstan
Etymology
en :af London -istan + 1
Proper noun
en informal derogatory ethnic slur London, perceived as having been culturally conquered by Muslims.
en 04/06/2017 Leela Jacinto Is Londonistan calling jihadists back to the fold? w:France 24 https://www.france24.com/en/20170604-britain-terror-london-bridge-londonistan-jihadists The term “Londonistan” apparently originated with a sarcastic remark by a French intelligence officer frustrated by Britain’s failure to crack down on radical Islamists in their midst. https://web.archive.org/web/20250724003501/https://www.france24.com/en/20170604-britain-terror-london-bridge-londonistan-jihadists 24 July 2025
Translations
Albanian: sq Londëristan m
Bengali: bn লন্ডনিস্তান
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 倫敦斯坦 Lúndūnsītǎn
French: fr Londresistan m
German: de Londonistan n
Gujarati: gu લંડનિસ્તાન m laṇḍanistān
Hindi: hi लंदनिस्तान m landanistān
Italian: it Londrastan m
Japanese: ja ロンドニスタン Rondonisutan
Kazakh: kk Лондонстан
Marathi: mr लंडनिस्तान n
Persian: fa لندنستان landanistân
Russian: ru Ло́ндониста́н m
Sindhi: sd لنڊنستان laṇḍanistān
Spanish: es Londresistán m
Tajik: tg Лондонистон
Turkish: tr Londrastan
Urdu: ur لندنستان m landanistān
Uzbek: uz Londoniston
en Derogatory names for places Islamism Nationalism London