No. 3,004 in Dutch
biljoen
The Dutch word "biljoen" means "trillion" (1,000,000,000,000) in English.
In a sentence
Nederland heeft een jaarlijkse exportwaarde van bijna een biljoen euro.
The Netherlands has an annual export value of nearly one trillion euros.
Here, 'biljoen' is used in an economic context to indicate a very large sum of money, specifically one trillion euros in numerical value.
De totale schuldenlast van dat land is meer dan twee biljoen.
The total debt of that country is more than two trillion.
In this case, 'biljoen' quantifies the national debt, emphasizing its enormous size, equivalent to two trillion.
Volgens wetenschappers bevat de melkweg enkele biljoenen sterren.
According to scientists, the Milky Way contains several trillions of stars.
Here, 'biljoen' is applied within an astronomical framework to describe an incredibly large quantity, trillions of stars.
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