Meaning of Freedonia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used as a placeholder country name in textbook problems, classroom examples, etc.
2. A self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Freedonia) located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Examples

“Hail, hail Freedonia, mightiest of mighty nations! Hail, hail Freedonia, land of the brave and free!”

“That little terraformed planetoid, outside the mines and the drift, had been the base of supplies for Freedonia.”

“Suppose Thorndike and Williams, citizens of the country of Freedonia, become embroiled in a dispute as to whether Freedonia ought to attack the country of Sylvania.”

“You are an advertising executive in Freedonia. Since before you were born, it has been illegal to advertise cigarettes on Freedonia television, one of the many limits on cigarette ads.”

“The principality of Freedonia (www.freedonia.org), an earnest collective of secessionist superlibertarians based in Boston, falls into the first category.”

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