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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch monopolie, from Latin monopōlium, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλῐον (monopṓlion).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmoː.noːˈpoː.li/
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  • Hyphenation: mo‧no‧po‧lie
  • Rhymes: -oːli

Noun

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monopolie n (plural monopoliën or monopolies)

  1. (economics, also figurative) a monopoly
    Synonym: alleenrecht

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: monopolie

Further reading

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  • monopolie” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]