Dutch

Alternative forms

• (before 1996) demokratie

Noun

democratie f ‎(plural democratieën, diminutive democratietje n)

1. democracy

   Aan de basis van elke democratie ligt die vrijheid, die in de loop der tijden is bevochten, zei de koningin.‎

   At the basis of each democracy lies that freedom, which in the course of time has been gained, said the queen.

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation 1370-1372 in Les Ethiques en françois a translation of Aristotle by Nicolas Oresme, borrowing from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία ‎(dēmokratía)^[1].

Noun

democratie f (plural democraties)

1. democracy; popular rule

References

1. ↑ “démocratie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).