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Dutch
Etymology
From student + -en- + corps.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /styˈdɛn.tə(n)ˌkoːr/
- Hyphenation: stu‧den‧ten‧corps
Noun
studentencorps n (plural studentencorpora or studentencorpsen, diminutive studentencorpsje n)
- (chiefly Netherlands) student society, especially a traditional and hierarchical one
Usage notes
Traditional student societies tend to prescribe the plural studentencorpora, in regular language the plural corpsen is more common.
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