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Sonntagsstaat
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German
Etymology
From de Sonntag Sunday -s- Staat. The latter word is used in the archaic sense “condition, appearance, clothing”.
Pronunciation
de De-Sonntagsstaat.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s.sg
Sunday best a person’s finest clothes, particularly those worn to church on Sunday
Declension
m,(e)s.sg