secretariaat

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Dutch

Etymology

From French secrétariat.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: se‧cre‧ta‧ri‧aat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

secretariaat n (plural secretariaten, diminutive secretariaatje n)

  1. a central office in any business or institution (or a department thereof), responsible for correspondence, making appointments, and general administrative support
  2. secretariat

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sekretariat