douane

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English

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Etymology

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From French douane. Doublet of divan, dewan, and diwaniya.

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Noun

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douane (plural douanes)

  1. A custom house.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French douane, from Middle French doane, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin doana, dovana, from Andalusian Arabic *دُوَان (*duwān), from earlier Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān), from Persian دیوان (divân, customs, divan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /duˈaːnə/
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  • Hyphenation: dou‧a‧ne
  • Rhymes: -aːnə

Noun

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douane f (plural douanen or douanes)

  1. customs (service/authorities/administration)
  2. customs officer
    Synonyms: douanebeambte, douanier

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: doeane
  • Indonesian: duane
  • Papiamentu: doeana

French

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Etymology

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Attested in Old French in 1281 as dohanne with the meaning “building where the rights of entry and exit of goods are earned” (Angevin Archives of Naples). In 1441 in the Middle French form doana (rights of entry and exit of goods). Borrowed from Sicilian Medieval Latin doana, dovana (attested from the end of the 12th century), whence the modern Italian dogana, borrowed from the Andalusian Arabic *دُوَان (*duwān), an alteration of the Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān), borrowed from Persian دیوان (divân, customs, divan).

Doublet of divan.

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Noun

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douane f (plural douanes)

  1. customs (an authority responsible for controlling the flow of goods to and from a country)
  2. customs office

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