commissariaat
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: com‧mis‧sa‧ri‧aat
Etymology 1
From commissaris + -aat.
Noun
commissariaat n (plural commissariaten, diminutive commissariaatje n)
- the office of a commissioner
- by extension a commission
- Synonym: commissie
- Commissariaat-Generaal voor de Vluchtelingen en de Staatlozen (Belgium), Commissariaat voor de Media (Netherlands)
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from French commissariat.
Noun
commissariaat n (plural commissariaten, diminutive commissariaatje n)
- (Belgium) police station
- Synonyms: politiekantoor, politiebureau