Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
onderwijs
/onderwijs/Roman
English meaning: Education
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)Het proces van kennisoverdracht en vaardigheidsontwikkeling via formele en informele leervormen.
English Definition
The process of acquiring knowledge and skills. The Dutch education system is ranked among Europe's best, with a unique streaming system (VMBO, HAVO, VWO) and world-class universities (Leiden — the oldest in the Netherlands, 1575; Delft Technology University; Amsterdam). The Netherlands pioneered free, public education in the 19th century.
Example
“Nederland heeft een van de beste onderwijssystemen ter wereld.”
In English: “The Netherlands has one of the best education systems in the world.”
Synonyms
- scholing
- opleiding
Antonyms / Opposites
- onwetendheid
- analfabetisme
Literary Heritage
“Studia sine moribus inanis est.”
“Learning without character is vain.”
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Language information
- Language
- Nederlands
- Dutch
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
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