revolutie

See also: revoluție

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reː.voːˈly.(t)si/
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  • Hyphenation: re‧vo‧lu‧tie
  • Rhymes: -ytsi

Noun

revolutie f (plural revoluties, diminutive revolutietje n)

  1. revolution (sudden change; upheaval, putsch)
    Castro kwam aan de macht door middel van een revolutie.
    Castro came into power through a revolution.
    Het internet heeft voor een revolutie gezorgd in mijn vakgebied.
    The internet brought about a revolution in my line of work.
    Synonym: omwenteling
  2. (obsolete, astronomy) revolution, rotation (complete turn across an orbit or around an axis)
    Synonym: omwenteling

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: rewolusie
  • → Malay: revolusi

See also

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