discriminatie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discrīminātio. The current sense “different treatment” derives from English discrimination, from French discrimination.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.kri.miˈnaː.(t)si/
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  • Hyphenation: dis‧cri‧mi‧na‧tie
  • Rhymes: -aːtsi

Noun

discriminatie f (plural discriminaties)

  1. discrimination (different treatment based on demographic or other categorical characteristics)
  2. (obsolete) distinction, difference

Derived terms
  • prijsdiscriminatie

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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