droogmakerij

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From droogmaken +‎ -erij.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdroːx.maː.kəˈrɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: droog‧ma‧ke‧rij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

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droogmakerij f (plural droogmakerijen, diminutive droogmakerijtje n)

  1. a portion of land that is being or has been formed by draining a body of water or a marsh
  2. the process or enterprise of producing such a portion of land

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