Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Late eighteenth century. Borrowed from French démocrate.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.moːˈkraːt/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧mo‧craat

Noun edit

democraat m (plural democraten, diminutive democraatje n, feminine democrate)

  1. democrat, supporter of democracy

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: demokrat
  • Peranakan Indonesian: democraat

Peranakan Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch democraat (democrat).

Noun edit

democraat

  1. democrat
    Orang Tionghoa ada democraat jang sedjati.[1]There are Chinese true democrats.

References edit

  1. ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 64