divisie

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Noun

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divisie (plural divisies)

  1. division

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch divisie, from Old French division, from Latin dīvīsio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdiˈvi.zi/
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  • Hyphenation: di‧vi‧sie
  • Rhymes: -izi

Noun

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divisie f (plural divisies)

  1. division (specific senses)
    1. (military) a large military unit, usually with over 15,000 soldiers and divided into brigades
    2. (business) a section of a company
    3. (sports) a part of a sports competition
    4. (mathematics) the process or calculation of dividing numbers
  2. (grammar) hyphen

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: divisie
  • Indonesian: divisi