waterstaatskerk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• waterstaatkerk (uncommon)

Etymology

Compound of waterstaat +‎ -s- +‎ kerk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tər.staːtsˌkɛrk/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧staats‧kerk

Noun

waterstaatskerk f (plural waterstaatskerken, diminutive waterstaatskerkje n)

1. A nineteenth-century church built with government subsidy and inspected by waterstaat, usually built for a Roman Catholic community as a compensation and often realised in a neoclassical architectural style.