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Dutch
Etymology
From water + staat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌstaːt/
- Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧staat
Noun
waterstaat m (plural waterstaten)
- water management
- A government agency or department responsible for the maintenance of infrastructure, initially specifically for water infrastructure.
- (archaic) The particular conditions (area, proportion, infrastructure) of surface water and ground water of a region, especially in relation to land.
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