ministerie

From Dutch ministerie, from French ministère and influenced by Latin ministerium.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmə̯.nə̯sˈtɪə̯.ri/

ministerie (plural ministeries)

1. ministry (government department under the authority of a minister)

• minister

Borrowed from French ministère and influenced by Latin ministerium.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˌmi.nɪsˈteː.ri/, /ˌmi.niˈsteː.ri/

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• Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧te‧rie
• Rhymes: -eːri

ministerie n (plural ministeries, diminutive ministerietje n)

1. ministry (government department under the authority of a minister) [from 18th c.]

   Dat blijkt uit onderzoek in opdracht van het ministerie van Economische Zaken en branche-organisatie Aedes, dat vandaag openbaar wordt. — That becomes clear from research commissioned by the ministry of Economic Affairs and branch-organization Aedes, which today becomes public. (Algemeen Dagblad, 12/19/2006)

2. (archaic) service, ministry [from 17th c.]

• departement

• minister

• Afrikaans: ministerie
• → West Frisian: ministearje