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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French calamité, from Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.laː.miˈtɛi̯t/
- Hyphenation: ca‧la‧mi‧teit
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯t
Noun
calamiteit f (plural calamiteiten, diminutive calamiteitje n)
- large disaster, calamity
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