compagnie

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch compangie, borrowed from Old French compagnie, derived in turn from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō, from Latin cum (with) + pānis (bread). See also compagnon and kompaan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔm.pɑnˈji/
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  • Hyphenation: com‧pag‧nie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

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compagnie f (plural compagnies or compagnieën, diminutive compagnietje n)

  1. (business) a company, partnership [From 1578]
  2. (military) a sub-division of a battalion [From 1592]

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: kompanie
  • Petjo: compies, kompeni, kompenie
  • Caribbean Javanese: kompeni
  • Indonesian: kompeni (Dutch East India Company, Dutch colonial government)
  • Indonesian: kompi (company (millitary))
  • Hokkien: 公班衙 (kong-pan-gêe)

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French compaignie, from Old French compaignie, from compain + -ie or alternatively from compagne, from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō, from Latin cum + pānis (bread). See also copain, compagnon.

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Noun

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compagnie f (plural compagnies)

  1. company
    Synonym: (abbreviation) cie

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Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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compagnie f

  1. plural of compagnia

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