baan
Meaning
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- (feminine) a road, way, path
- (feminine) a track, lane
- (feminine) a job, professional occupation
- (feminine) orbit (path of one object around another)
- (feminine) a job (task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode)
- (feminine) court, field (place for playing sports or games, in particular non-team ball games)
Concepts
race-course
line of work
state highway
super highway
tool bit
crockery set
exercitation
public square
road way
runningtrack
Synonyms
werkkring
eenbaansweg
voorraadkamer
provisiekamer
provisiekast
rijvak
ruimheid
uitgebreidheid
uitgestrektheid
usance
verkeersweg
wegeltje
gewenning
autostrada
vormlijkheid
omloopsbaan
aanwensel
bedrijvigheid
eetservies
emplooi
geleding
grote weg
kogelbaan
lokaliteit
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baːn/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bāne, from Old Dutch *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic *banō. Compare German Bahn.
Related words
New
banen
-
to make way, to clear
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