confrontatie

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French confrontation or Latin confrontātiō.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔnfrɔnˈtaː.(t)si/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧fron‧ta‧tie
  • Rhymes: -aːtsi

Noun

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confrontatie f (plural confrontaties, diminutive confrontatietje n)

  1. confrontation, the act of confronting or challenging at least one other party, especially face to face
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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: konfrontasi

References

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  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press