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Dutch
Etymology
From groot (“big, great, grand”) + vorst (“prince, ruler”), probably a calque of German Großfürst, from Russian вели́кий князь (velíkij knjazʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣroːt.fɔrst/
- Hyphenation: groot‧vorst
Noun
grootvorst m (plural grootvorsten, diminutive grootvorstje n, feminine grootvorstin)
- the princely ruler's title grand prince
- (literally) any great ruler, as of a mighty empire
- (figuratively) a master, champion in some discipline
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