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Gringolandia
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gringolandia Gringolândia
English
Alternative forms
en gringolandia
Etymology
en :af gringo -landia + 1
Proper noun
en slang sometimes derogatory sometimes humorous The United States of America.
en Gringoland
en https://books.google.ch/books?id=h9zfuYLkodIC&pg=PA143&dq=%22Gringolandia%22 Tales From The Wild Blue Yonder *TAKING MEXICO FLYING* John Quinn Olson Dust Devil Press Tales from the Wild Blue Yonder 9780982070345 642369412 2009-11 143 The three gringos had all hucked themselves off Cerro Potosi, an imposing peak on the road to Gringolandia. Their idea was to try to fly as far north as possible. North after all, was the way out — the way out of Mexico and back to Gringolandia.
en https://books.google.ch/books?id=4Pm3oFeMZQYC&pg=PA18&dq=%22Gringolandia%22 Buenas Noches, American Culture: Latina/o Aesthetics of Night María DeGuzmán Indiana University Press 9780253001900 2012002234 1099021017 2012-07-09 18 The film renders meaningless nativist claims of insider status in contrast to the supposed alien status of Mexicans, dissolving these claims in the nightmarish reality of having no more Mexican and Latin American labor on the highways, in the kitchens, in the factories, in the vineyards, or anywhere else in the infrastructure of Gringolandia.
en https://books.google.ch/books?id=tToXDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT214&dq=%22Gringolandia%22 Angel Warriors Gregg Abello Partridge Publishing Singapore 9781482865431 1147865065 2016-04-26 Aura showed Anna the list of countries the program had partnered with and pointed out to USA and said, "I am going to apply and study here at the University of Gringolandia!"
en https://books.google.ch/books?id=5iRtEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT34&dq=%22Gringolandia%22 Fool's Gold: Classic Adventure Novel PJ Skinner PJ Skinner Sam Harris Adventure Series 2022-04-28 'Why were those men singing to me last night?' Sam asked the manager, who spoke English because of his time working in 'gringolandia'.
Translations
Finnish: fi Jenkkilä
Portuguese: pt Gringolândia f
Spanish: es Gringolandia f
Thai: th ประเทศฝรั่ง
en United States Derogatory names for countries
Spanish
Etymology
es :af gringo -landia + 1
Pronunciation
Grìngolándia
Proper noun
f
en Gringolandia
es Nicknames for countries United States