Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
gezondheidszorg
/gezondheidszorg/Roman
English meaning: Healthcare
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)Het georganiseerde stelsel van medische en preventieve zorg voor de bevolking.
English Definition
The organized provision of medical care. The Dutch healthcare system — based on regulated managed competition with mandatory private health insurance (since 2006) — is consistently ranked among Europe's best. The Netherlands has world-leading expertise in mental healthcare, palliative care, and euthanasia regulation (legalized 2002, the first country in the world).
Example
“Nederland heeft een van de beste gezondheidszorgsystemen ter wereld.”
In English: “The Netherlands has one of the best healthcare systems in the world.”
Synonyms
- medische zorg
- volksgezondheid
Literary Heritage
“Ik wil voortleven, ook na mijn dood.”
“I want to go on living even after my death.”
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- Dutch
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- Latin
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- Germanic
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