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douane.

customs (service/authorities/administration)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/duˈaːnə/
  1. customs (service/authorities/administration)

    feminine · no-diminutive
  2. customs officer

    feminine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French douane, from Middle French doane, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin doana, dovana, from Andalusian Arabic *دُوَان (*duwān), from earlier Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān), from Persian دیوان (divân, “customs, divan”).

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