eeuw

Meaning

  1. (feminine) a century, 100 years
  2. (broadly,feminine) many years, a very long time; far too long, (an) eternity

Concepts

century
centennial
age
Synonyms

tijdperk

centennium

century

centurie

centuria

saeculum

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eːu̯/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch êwe, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”).

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In   de   vijftiende
15th
   eeuw   heeft   Columbus   Amerika   ontdekt .

Columbus discovered America in the fifteenth century.

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