No. 1,705 in Dutch
strijdkrachten
Armed forces.
In a sentence
De strijdkrachten werden ingezet om hulp te bieden na de natuurramp.
The armed forces were deployed to provide assistance after the natural disaster.
"Strijdkrachten" is used to refer to the armed forces in a context of providing emergency aid.
Elk land onderhoudt zijn eigen strijdkrachten voor nationale veiligheid.
Every country maintains its own armed forces for national security.
"Strijdkrachten" is used to signify the military maintained by a country for security purposes.
De geschiedenis van de strijdkrachten onthult veel over de politieke ontwikkelingen.
The history of the armed forces reveals much about political developments.
"Strijdkrachten" serves as a reference to the historical and political role of the military in a nation.
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