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Etymology edit

16th century, either from Middle French demonstration or directly from Latin demonstratio. The sense “protest” is a 19th-century semantic loan from English demonstration.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.mɔnˈstraː.(t)si/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧mon‧stra‧tie
  • Rhymes: -aːtsi

Noun edit

demonstratie f (plural demonstraties, diminutive demonstratietje n)

  1. demonstration, demo (showing of something)
    Synonym: vertoning
  2. demonstration, exposition (explaining of something)
    Synonym: betoog
  3. demonstration (group protest)
    Synonyms: betoging, groepsprotest

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  • Afrikaans: demonstrasie
  • Indonesian: demonstrasi