Feminine
hoofdstad
Sentences
Het treinverkeer rondom de hoofdstad werd stilgelegd.
Train traffic around the capital was shut down.
Meaning
- (feminine) capital city
- (feminine, plural, plural-only) The EU-member states, as opposed to 'Brussel'
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦoːftstɑt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch hôvetstat, from hovet (“head”) + stat (“town”). Equivalent to modern hoofd- + stad.
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