omroep

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: om‧roep === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from omroepen, coined by Dutch radio pioneer Jan Corver in 1922 inspired by the historical occupation of omroeper (“town crier”). Equivalent to om (“around”) +‎ roep (“call”). Compare Middle Dutch ommeroep (“public proclamation or announcement”). ==== Noun ==== omroep m (plural omroepen, diminutive omroepje n) broadcaster, an organisation providing radio and/or television broadcasts (Netherlands) one of several membership-based non-governmental organizations, originally associated with a specific political and/or religious orientation, providing programming during allotted broadcasting times on national public radio and television channels, in lieu of a single public service broadcaster Synonym: omroepvereniging broadcasting, the technical business of transmitting audiovisual content via radio or television ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== omroep first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of omroepen === References === === Anagrams === roep om