ministerie

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch ministerie, from French ministère and influenced by Latin ministerium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmə̯.nəsˈtɪə̯.ri/ === Noun === ministerie (plural ministeries) ministry (government department under the authority of a minister) ==== Related terms ==== minister == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ministère and influenced by Latin ministerium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmi.nɪsˈteː.ri/, /ˌmi.niˈsteː.ri/ Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧te‧rie Rhymes: -eːri === Noun === ministerie n (plural ministeries, diminutive ministerietje n) ministry (government department under the authority of a minister) [from 18th c.] Dat blijkt uit onderzoek in opdracht van het ministerie van Economische Zaken en branche-organisatie Aedes, dat vandaag openbaar wordt. — That becomes clear from research commissioned by the ministry of Economic Affairs and branch-organization Aedes, which today becomes public. (Algemeen Dagblad, 12/19/2006) (archaic) service, ministry [from 17th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== departement ==== Related terms ==== minister ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: ministerie → West Frisian: ministearje === References ===