Staten-Generaal

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌstaː.tə(n).ɣeː.nəˈraːl/
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  • Hyphenation: Sta‧ten-Ge‧ne‧raal

Noun

Staten-Generaal pl (plural only)

  1. States General, the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands [from 1814]
    Leden der Staten-Generaal, ... ― Members of the States General, ...
  2. (historical) States General, the legislative assembly consisting of representatives from the provincial assemblies of the Dutch Republic, or earlier, of the Low Countries. [from 16th c.]
  3. (historical) A similar arrangement in France during the Ancien Regime.

Hyponyms
  • Eerste Kamer
  • Tweede Kamer
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