studentencorps

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From student +‎ -en- +‎ corps.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /styˈdɛn.tə(n)ˌkoːr/
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  • Hyphenation: stu‧den‧ten‧corps

Noun[edit]

studentencorps n (plural studentencorpora or studentencorpsen, diminutive studentencorpsje n)

  1. (chiefly Netherlands) student society, especially a traditional and hierarchical one

Usage notes[edit]

Traditional student societies tend to prescribe the plural studentencorpora, in regular language the plural corpsen is more common.

Synonyms[edit]

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