politiestaat
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom politie + staat, calque of German Polizeistaat.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpolitiestaat m (plural politiestaten, diminutive politiestaatje n)
- A police state. [from 1848]
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: polisiestaat
- → West Frisian: plysjesteat (calque)