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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of consumptie (“consumption”) + maatschappij (“society”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔnˈzʏmp.si.maːt.sxɑˌpɛi̯/
- Hyphenation: con‧sump‧tie‧maat‧schap‧pij
Noun
consumptiemaatschappij f (plural consumptiemaatschappijen, diminutive consumptiemaatschappijtje n)
- consumer society (society in which status and consumption are linked and positively correlated)