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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin instantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from instans (“urgent”). See instant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈstɑn.si/
- Hyphenation: in‧stan‧tie
Noun
instantie f (plural instanties, diminutive instantietje n)
- authority
- agency, bureau
- instance (only in limited contexts)
- In eerste instantie ― In the first instance
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