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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Staatsschuld. Equivalent to staat + -s- + schuld. First attested in the late eighteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstaːt.sxʏlt/
- Hyphenation: staats‧schuld
Noun
staatsschuld f (plural staatsschulden)
- national debt
De media waren te onkundig om het verschil tussen een staatsschuld en een speelschuld op te merken.- The media were too ignorant to note the distinction between a national debt and a gambling debt.