"romusha" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˌroːˈmu.ʃaː/ Audio: Nl-romusha.ogg Forms: romusha's [plural], romusha [plural], romoesja [alternative, uncommon]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 労務者. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|ja|労務者}} Japanese 労務者 Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-'s,romusha|-}} romusha m (plural romusha's or romusha, no diminutive)
  1. (historical) a romusha; an Indonesian who had to perform penal servitude for the Japanese during the Second World War Tags: historical, masculine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-romusha-nl-noun-9L2J~DFw Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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