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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch waterschap (“watercourse, waterway, stream; water board”). Equivalent to water + -schap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌsxɑp/
- Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧schap
Noun
waterschap n (plural waterschappen, diminutive waterschapje n)
- water board, government structure for water management
- (Netherlands) separate level of government directly responsible for water management
- (Belgium, Flemish Region) intermediary structure for several distinct levels of government to discuss and plan water management
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