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Etymology

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Compound of staat (state) +‎ -s- (regime, government) +‎ bewind.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstaːts.bəˌʋɪnt/
  • Hyphenation: Staats‧be‧wind

Proper noun

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Staatsbewind n

  1. (historical) the executive of the Batavian Republic from 1801 to 1805