douane

Betekenis

1. (feminine) customs (service/authorities/administration)
2. (feminine) customs officer

Koppelteken as

dou‧a‧ne

Geslag

♀️ Vroulik

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/duˈaːnə/

Etimologie

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”).

Sinne

De douane heeft informatie nodig om zendingen te kunnen onderscheppen .

Customs need information to be able to stop shipments.