democraat

Dutch

Alternative forms

• demokraat (superseded)

Etymology

Late eighteenth century. Borrowed from French démocrate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeː.moːˈkraːt/

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• Hyphenation: de‧mo‧craat

Noun

democraat m (plural democraten, diminutive democraatje n, feminine democrate)

1. democrat, supporter of democracy

Derived terms

• christendemocraat
• sociaaldemocraat

Descendants

• → Indonesian: demokrat
• → Peranakan Indonesian: democraat

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch democraat (“democrat”).

Noun

democraat

1. democrat

   Orang Tionghoa ada democraat jang sedjati. ― There are Chinese true democrats.