WEISSNICHTWO


Meaning of WEISSNICHTWO in English

ˈvīˌsniḵ(t)ˈvō noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Weissnichtwo, imaginary city in the satirical work Sartor Resartus (1833-34) by Thomas Carlyle died 1881 Scottish essayist and historian, from German weiss nicht wo (I) know not where

: an indefinite, unknown, or imaginary place

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