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keten.

chain, fetter, shackle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkeː.tə(n)/
  1. chain, fetter, shackle

    feminine
  2. chain (of events or businesses)

    feminine · figuratively
  3. a network of civil society organisations, healthcare institutions, government agencies, etc., working together to provide coordinated social or medical care to a specific category of patients or other citizens

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ketene, from Old Dutch *ketina, from Latin catēna. Compare Old High German ketina (German Kette).

verb/ˈkeː.tə(n)/
  1. to fool around noisily and hyperactively

    intransitive
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