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)

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
(obsolete, astronomy) revolution, rotation (complete turn across an orbit or around an axis)
Synonym: omwenteling

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: rewolusie
→ Malay: revolusi
- → Indonesian: revolusi

See also

evolutie

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