studentencorps

Dutch

Etymology

From student +‎ -en- +‎ corps.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /styˈdɛn.tə(n)ˌkoːr/
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  • Hyphenation: stu‧den‧ten‧corps

Noun

studentencorps n (plural studentencorpora or studentencorpsen, diminutive studentencorpsje n)

  1. student society, especially a traditional and hierarchical one

Usage notes

Traditional student societies tend to prescribe the plural studentencorpora, in regular language the plural corpsen is more common.

Synonyms
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