"werkeiland" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʋɛrk.ɛi̯ˌlɑnt/ Audio: Nl-werkeiland.ogg Forms: werkeilanden [plural], werkeilandje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Compound of werk (“work, labour”) + eiland (“island”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|werk|eiland|t1=work, labour|t2=island}} werk (“work, labour”) + eiland (“island”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|werkeilandje}} werkeiland n (plural werkeilanden, diminutive werkeilandje n)
  1. An artificial island created for construction purposes. Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-werkeiland-nl-noun-ob3mzJfR Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for werkeiland meaning in Dutch (1.6kB)

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