No. 5,547 in Dutch
marine
Navy.
In a sentence
De marine is een belangrijk onderdeel van de militaire verdediging.
The navy is an important part of military defense.
In this sentence, 'marine' refers to the branch of the armed forces that operates at sea, specifically the navy.
We bezochten een museum met een tentoonstelling over marine biologie.
We visited a museum with an exhibition on marine biology.
Here, 'marine' describes something related to the sea, in this case, the biological study of marine life.
Tijdens onze vakantie genoten we van het prachtige marine landschap.
During our vacation, we enjoyed the beautiful marine landscape.
In this example, 'marine' is used as an adjective to describe the type of landscape, specifically a landscape related to or adjacent to the sea.
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