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Summary

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beguine:
- begijn
Wiktionary:
- beguine → begijn
- beguine → begijn

English

Detailed Translations for beguine from English to Dutch

beguine:

beguine [the ~] noun

the beguine
de begijn
- begijn [de ~ (v)] noun

Translation Matrix for beguine:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
begijn	beguine

Related Words for "beguine":

beguines

Synonyms for "beguine":

Beguine; sister
dance music; danceroom music; ballroom music
ballroom dancing; ballroom dance

Related Definitions for "beguine":

a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba¹
music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance¹

Wiktionary Translations for beguine:

beguine

noun

vrouw die, zonder een kloostergelofte af te leggen, met anderen gemeenschappelijk als geestelijke zuster leefde (vanaf begin der 13de eeuw), lekenzuster
- begijn → beguine

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• beguine	→ begijn	↔ béguine — religieux qui est soumettre aux règles monastiques sans prononcer de vœux.

Beguine:

Related Definitions for "Beguine":

(Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life¹

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