Demonstration

Meaning

1. (feminine) demonstration (act of demonstrating)
2. (feminine) demonstration (show of military force)
3. (feminine) demonstration (rally, protest, march)

Hyphenated as

De‧mons‧tra‧ti‧on

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

[demɔnstʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēmōnstrātio, since the mid 16th century. The military sense developed perhaps under the influence of Italian dimostrazione in the mid 18th century. The rally sense developed under the influence of English demonstration in the mid 19th century.

Sentences

Die Polizei versuchte erfolglos , die Demonstration zu verhindern , und versperrte sämtliche Eingänge des Parkes .

The police tried unsuccessfully to prevent the demonstration and blocked all entrances to the park.