The name dachshund is of German origin and literally means 'badger dog,' from Dachs ('European badger') and Hund ('hound, dog'). The German word is pronounced . The pronunciation varies in English: variations of the first and second syllables include /ˈdɑːks-/, /ˈdæks-/ and /-hʊnt/, /-hʊnd/, /-ənd/. It may be mispronounced as /ˈdæʃ-/hound by some English speakers. Although 'dachshund' is a German word, in modern German they are more commonly known by the short name Dackel or Teckel. . While classified in the hound group or scent hound group in the United States and Great Britain, the breed has its own group in the countries which belong to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (World Canine Federation). Many dachshunds, especially the wire-haired subtype, may exhibit behavior and appearance that are similar to that of the terrier group of dogs. In Zelenogorsk, Russia, a parade of dachshunds pass by a dachshund monument every July 25 to commemorate the day the city was founded.