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general meaning in Dutch

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general (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

algemeenbijvoeglijk naamwoord

general [generals] (military rank)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

generaalsubstantief
{m}

general (widespread, common)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

wijdverspreidbijvoeglijk naamwoord

general election (election held at regular intervals)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ɪ.ˈlek.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ə.ˈlek.ʃn̩]

algemene verkiezingensubstantief
{f-Pl}

general knowledge (wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life)
noun

algemene kennissubstantief
{f}

general ledger (central accounting record)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈle.dʒə(r)]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈle.dʒər]

grootboeksubstantief
{n}

general officer noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈɒf.ɪs.ə(r)]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈɑːf.əs.ər]

opperofficiersubstantief
{m}

general partnership (type of partnership)
noun

vennootschap onder firmasubstantief
{f}

general practitioner [general practitioners] (physician who provides primary care; family doctor)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl præk.ˈtɪ.ʃə.nə(r)]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl præk.ˈtɪ.ʃə.nər]

huisartssubstantief

general relativity (theory in physics)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˌre.lə.ˈtɪ.vɪ.ti]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˌre.lə.ˈtɪ.və.ti]

algemene relativiteitstheoriesubstantief
{f}

generalisation [generalisations] (formulation of general concepts)
noun
[UK: ˌʤɛnərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən]
[US: ˌʤɛnərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

generalisatiesubstantief

generalization [generalizations] (formulation of general concepts)
noun
[UK: ˌdʒen.r̩əl.aɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌdʒen.r̩əl.ə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

generalisatiesubstantief

generalized (made more general, less specialized)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪzd]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪzd]

veralgemeendbijvoeglijk naamwoord

generally (as a rule; usually)
adverb
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i]

in het algemeenbijwoord

attorney general [attorneys general] (major government officer)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈtɜː.ni ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
[US: ə.ˈtɝː.ni ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

procureur-generaalsubstantief
{m} {f}

consulate general (residence, office or jurisdiction of a consul general)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.sjʊ.lət ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
[US: ˈkɑːn.sə.lət ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

consulaat-generaalsubstantief
{n}

director general [directors general] (executive officer)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈrek.tə(r) ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
[US: də.ˈrek.tər ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

directeur-generaalsubstantief
{m}

governor general (governor or viceroy possessing some military authority)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌ.və.nə.ˈdʒe.nə.rəl]
[US: ˈɡʌ.və.nə.ˈdʒe.nə.rəl]

gouverneur-generaalsubstantief
{m}

governor-general (commonwealth official)
noun
[UK: ˌɡʌv.nə ˈdʒen.rəl]
[US: ˌɡʌv.nə ˈdʒen.rəl]

gouverneur-generaalsubstantief
{m}

in general (in the general case)
adverb
[UK: ɪn ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
[US: ɪn ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

in het algemeenbijwoord

lieutenant general (an officer above major general and below general)
noun
[UK: lef.ˈte.nənt ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
[US: luː.ˈte.nənt ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

luitenant-generaalsubstantief
{m}

States General (Dutch assembly)
proper noun

Staten-Generaaleigennam
{Pl}

United Nations General Assembly (one of the six principal organs of the United Nations)
proper noun
[UK: ju.ˈnaɪt.ɪd ˈneɪʃ.n̩z ˈdʒen.r̩əl ə.ˈsem.bli]
[US: ju.ˈnaɪt.əd ˈneɪʃ.n̩z ˈdʒen.r̩əl ə.ˈsem.bli]

Algemene Vergadering van de Verenigde Natieseigennam

without loss of generality preposition

zonder verlies van algemeenheidpreposition