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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of zon + -e- + jaar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔ.nəˌjaːr/
- Hyphenation: zon‧ne‧jaar
Noun
zonnejaar n (plural zonnejaren)
- solar year
- Een zonnejaar is de tijd die de aarde nodig heeft om rond de zon te draaien. ― A solar year is the time it takes for the Earth to orbit around the Sun.
- Het zonnejaar is iets langer dan het kalenderjaar. ― The solar year is slightly longer than the calendar year.
- We meten de tijd in zonnejaren sinds het begin van de beschaving. ― We have measured time in solar years since the dawn of civilization.