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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie.
Pronunciation
Noun
partij f (plural partijen, diminutive partijtje n)
- party, quantity
- party, group of people
- side or actor in a conflict, procedure et cetera
- political party
Bij de verkiezingen stemde ze op een progressieve partij.- In the elections, she voted for a progressive political party.
De leden van de partij bespraken hun standpunten tijdens de bijeenkomst.- The members of the party discussed their positions during the meeting.
- party, festivity
Derived terms
Descendants
Determiner
partij
- (now dialectal) some, a few, a small number of
Descendants
West Frisian
Etymology
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Doublet of party.
Noun
partij c (plural partijen, diminutive partijke)
- party, quantity
- party (group of people)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “partij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011