Dem

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Dem (plural Dems)

  1. (US politics) Clipping of Democrat.

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɛm/, [d̥ɛm] or IPA(key): /dəm/, [d̥m̩], [b̥m̩]

Pronoun[edit]

Dem

  1. (personal, formal) you (object pronoun: the person being addressed)

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Dem in 1936. Derived from Limburgish dem (dam). Named after a complex of workers' barracks.

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Dem n

  1. A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dem”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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Pronoun[edit]

Dem

  1. accusative of De