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Londonistan

/ lʌnˈdʌnɪˌstɑːn /

noun

  1. an informal name for London, as considered by some people as a base for radical Islamists


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Londonistan1

C20: from London + Persian -stan place of; modelled on Pakistan and Afghanistan

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