"Elefantenhochzeit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: [eleˈfantn̩ˌhɔχt͡saɪ̯t]
Etymology: From Elefant (“elephant”) + -en + Hochzeit (“wedding”). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Elefant|-en|Hochzeit|t1=elephant|t3=wedding}} Elefant (“elephant”) + -en + Hochzeit (“wedding”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Elefantenhochzeit f (genitive Elefantenhochzeit, plural Elefantenhochzeiten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Elefantenhochzeit [genitive], Elefantenhochzeiten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Elefantenhochzeit [nominative, singular], Elefantenhochzeiten [definite, nominative, plural], Elefantenhochzeit [genitive, singular], Elefantenhochzeiten [definite, genitive, plural], Elefantenhochzeit [dative, singular], Elefantenhochzeiten [dative, definite, plural], Elefantenhochzeit [accusative, singular], Elefantenhochzeiten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (economics, colloquial) huge merger Tags: colloquial, feminine Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-Elefantenhochzeit-de-noun-AXpRo0r0 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Topics: economics, science, sciences
  2. (politics, colloquial) grand coalition Tags: colloquial, feminine Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Elefantenhochzeit-de-noun-h7~N4kuU Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Elefantenrunde

Inflected forms

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