tegenoffensief

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === tegen-offensief (archaic) === Etymology === Compound of tegen +‎ offensief. The term entered common usage during the First World War. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteː.ɣə(n).ɔ.fɛnˌsif/ Hyphenation: te‧gen‧of‧fen‧sief === Noun === tegenoffensief n (plural tegenoffensieven, diminutive tegenoffensiefje n) (military) a counter-offensive [from late 1890s]