waterstaatskerk
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- waterstaatkerk (uncommon)
Etymology
editCompound of waterstaat + -s- + kerk.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwaterstaatskerk f (plural waterstaatskerken, diminutive waterstaatskerkje n)
- A nineteenth-century church built with government subsidy and inspected by waterstaat, usually built for a Roman Catholic community as a compensation and often realised in a neoclassical architectural style.