democratie

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See also: démocratie and democrație

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowing from French démocratie, from Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokratíā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.moː.kraːˈ(t)si/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧mo‧cra‧tie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

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democratie f (plural democratieën, diminutive democratietje n)

  1. (uncountable, countable) democracy
    Aan de basis van elke democratie ligt die vrijheid, die in de loop der tijden is bevochten, zei Hare Majesteit de koningin.
    At the basis of each democracy lies that freedom, which in the course of time has been gained, said Her Majesty the queen.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: demokrasie
  • Malay: demokrasi
    Indonesian: démokrasi
  • Peranakan Indonesian: democratie

Middle French

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Etymology

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First known attestation 1370-1372 in Les Ethiques en françois a translation of Aristotle by Nicolas Oresme, borrowed from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).[1]

Noun

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democratie f (plural democraties)

  1. democracy; popular rule

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of démocratie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Peranakan Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch democratie (democracy).

Noun

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democratie

  1. democracy
    Sabegitoe djaoe jang saia taoe toean Yap Soei Tjiang di Semarang jang pertama sebagi orang Tionghoa moelai bergerak dalem ini djoeroesan dengen ambil bagian dalem sala-satoe vereeniging social democratie Olanda.[1](please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

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  1. ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 64