"Waterkantgate" meaning in All languages combined

See Waterkantgate on Wiktionary

Proper name [German]

Forms: Waterkantgates [genitive]
Etymology: Waterkant (“[North Sea] coast”) + -gate, a bilingual pun on Watergate. Etymology templates: {{af|de|Waterkant|-gate|t1=􂀿North Sea􂁀 coast}} Waterkant (“[North Sea] coast”) + -gate Head templates: {{de-proper noun|n}} Waterkantgate n (proper noun, strong, genitive Waterkantgates)
  1. (informal) A 1987 political spying scandal in Germany. Tags: informal, neuter, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Waterkantgate-de-name-k-iGkb~A Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -gate

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