"roofbouw" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈroːf.bɑu̯/ Audio: Nl-roofbouw.ogg
Etymology: From roven (“to rob, take away”) + bouw (“exploitation”), calque of German Raubbau. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|roven|bouw|t1=to rob, take away|t2=exploitation}} roven (“to rob, take away”) + bouw (“exploitation”), {{calque|nl|de|Raubbau|nocap=1}} calque of German Raubbau Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-|-}} roofbouw m (uncountable, no diminutive)
  1. excessive exploitation, of cultivated land or other resources; predatory cultivation Tags: masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable Synonyms: uitputting
    Sense id: en-roofbouw-nl-noun-1~TgnMJk
  2. overstraining Tags: masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-roofbouw-nl-noun-2hCF5UW4 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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          "english": "The protests against excessive exploitation in the primeval forests intensified.",
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