Meaning of Syldavia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An imaginary country located in the Balkans and enemy of Borduria, in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.
2. A generic name of a fictional country, generally contrasted with a rival counterpart Borduria.
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Examples

“But the name of Grand Fenwick doesn't occur in any history book, or show up in any atlas, unless it also maps Ruritania, Syldavia, Borduria, Oz or even Shangri-La.”

“Graustark, Ruritania, Borduria, Syldavia and a score of imaginary kingdoms, usurped by tyrants and sundered by fights for the throne, leap into mind: plots, treachery, imprisoned heirs and palace factions abound and, along with them, fiendish monocled swordsmen, queens in lonely towers, toppling ranges, deep forests, plains full of half-wild horses, wandering tribes of Gypsies who steal children out of castles and dye them...”

“He made up two fictional countries, Borduria and Syldavia, and the struggles between the two were actually a satire on the expansionist policies of Nazi Germany.”

“Borduria and Syldavia, both fictional Balkan countries appearing in the Adventures of Tintin graphic novel, also merit a mention as places used to highlight the stereotypes about the southeastern parts of the continent.”

“Tintin and his loyal hound Snowy find themselves trying to thwart a plot by spies to overthrow the king of Syldavia, a fictional Balkan land.”

“The reporter’s future adventures took him far and wide - even to outer space - and to a handful of fictionalised countries including Balkan states Borduria and Syldavia and the South American countries of San Theodoros, São Rico and Nuevo Rico.”

“Finally, the sovereignty of the island has been continuously claimed by two sovereign states, Syldavia and Borduria. Syldavia is a medium size sovereign State with a large population, mainly Muslims.”

“Is Syldavia a more unequal society than Borduria? For an inequality comparison to be meaningful, then the answer "yes, Syldavia is more unequal than Borduria" must also imply, in the other direction, "Borduria is less unequal than Syldavia."”

“Under these conditions, the prices in Borduria and Syldavia are 19 and 35 $/MWh, respectively. The value of transporting one additional megawatt-hour from Borduria to Syldavia is thus only 16 $/MWh. This is also the maximum price that consumers in Syldavia would agree to pay for the transport of a megawatt-hour that they have bought in Borduria for 19 $/MWh.”

“Syldavia offers the metal to Borduria, but offers it only in exchange for Borduria signing a treaty for mutual defense. Is Syldavia acting in a coercive manner here?”

“Imagine, for instance, that all states in the world - Borduria and Syldavia are the only ones, perhaps - are flourishing, and exceed whatever line of political adequacy you think makes legitimate. Borduria and Syldavia, in short, are both doing fine.”

“Consider two sets of death rates by age for two imaginary countries, Syldavia (S) and Borduria (B), as in Figure 15-1.”

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