Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Expression

A geographical expression. A term applied to a tract of country with no recognised nationality.

“This territory is to a very great extent occupied by one race ... and yet to the present day Germany is little more than a geographical expression.” —Daily Telegraph (before 1871).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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