Feminine

calamiteit

Meaning

  1. (feminine) large disaster, calamity
  2. (Netherlands, feminine) sentinel event (an unintended or unexpected event, related to healthcare standards, that resulted in the death of a patient or had serious adverse consequences for a patient)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkaː.laː.miˈtɛi̯t/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French calamité, from Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās.

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