Madibaland

Madibaland
 n.— «As much as I admire Madiba but I think to call every building after him is taking it too much. I am getting confused already because every town there is somenting named after him. But I must admit I like the Madibaland suggestion for our country.» —“FNB To Be Renamed After Madiba?” by danhyk Kick Off (Cape Town, S. Africa) May 25, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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