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omroep.

broadcaster, an organisation providing radio and/or television broadcasts

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. broadcaster, an organisation providing radio and/or television broadcasts

    masculine
  2. broadcaster, an organisation providing radio and/or television broadcasts one of several membership-based non-governmental organizations, originally associated with a specific political and/or religious orientation, providing programming during allotted broadcasting times on national public radio and television channels, in lieu of a single public service broadcaster

    Netherlands · masculine
  3. broadcasting, the technical business of transmitting audiovisual content via radio or television

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from omroepen, coined by Dutch radio pioneer Jan Corver in 1922 inspired by the historical occupation of omroeper (“town crier”). Equivalent to om (“around”) + roep (“call”). Compare Middle Dutch ommeroep (“public proclamation or announcement”).

verb
  1. first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of omroepen

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