aristocratie

• aristokratie

Borrowed from French aristocratie, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā, “aristocracy”) but literally meaning “government by the best”.

• IPA^(key): /aːˌrɪstoːkraːˈ(t)si/

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• Hyphenation: aris‧to‧cra‧tie
• Rhymes: -i

aristocratie f (plural aristocratieën or aristocraties, diminutive aristocratietje n)

1. an aristocracy, as form of government, ruling nobilty or first estate

   Synonym: adel

2. (figuratively) An esteemed elite

   Nooit geadelde componisten als Bach en Beethoven behoren tot de onbetwiste aristocratie van de muziek

   never ennobled composers like Bach and Beethoven belong to the undoubted elite of music

• aristocraat m
• aristocratisch (adjective)

• → Indonesian: aristokrasi

From Middle French aristocratie, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā, “the rule of the best”).

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁis.tɔ.kʁa.si/

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aristocratie f (plural aristocraties)

1. aristocracy [since 1370]

   Synonym: noblesse

• “aristocratie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.