statie
See also: stație
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
statie (plural staties)
- (New England, slang, law enforcement) A state trooper.
- 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
- Alan supposed the Staties would arrest him if they ran across him while they pursued other lines of investigation, but otherwise, no. They had more important things to do.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Variant of station, based on other words in which French -ion corresponds to Dutch -ie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
statie f (plural staties, diminutive statietje n)
- (chiefly Belgium) train station
- Synonym: station
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: stasi