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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstini. Cognate with German Wüste, English waste.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋusˈtɛi̯n/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: woes‧tijn

Noun

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woestijn f (plural woestijnen, diminutive woestijntje n)

  1. desert (environmental area with very little precipitation)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: woestyn
  • Negerhollands: woestyne, wusteine
  • Papiamentu: wustein