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rijk

Pronunciation: /rɛi̯k/

“rijk” is a Dutch word. Its 7 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. rich
  2. wealthy
  3. abundant

noun

  1. a realm, kingdom ruled by a monarch
  2. an empire under the sway of a dominant (e.g. colonial) power
  3. the state, notably in a monarchy ('the crown')
  4. kingdom

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rike, rijc, from Old Dutch *rīki, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”), from *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).

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