verzuiling

Dutch

Etymology

From ver- +‎ zuil +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈzœy̯.lɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -œy̯lɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: ver‧zui‧ling

Noun

verzuiling f (plural verzuilingen)

  1. pillarization, institutional segregation of society according to religious and political identity [from early 1950s]

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