tussen
Meaning
- between
- among, amidst
Concepts
between
among
amongst
inter
betwixt
Frequency
Hyphenated as
tus‧sen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtʏsə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch twisschen, tusschen, a shortening of Old Dutch intwiskan, originally a prepositional phrase *in twiskan. The latter word is from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, *twiskijaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”).
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Sentences
Solidariteit tussen de lidstaten is momenteel van essentieel belang .
At present, solidarity between Member States is of paramount importance.