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Meaning of Mynheer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
mʌɪnˈhɛː

Definitions

Sir, as a polite form of address to a Dutchman or Afrikaner.

Equivalents

العربية مينهير
Français mynheer

Examples

“My hand, bully; thou shalt have egress and regress; said I well? and thy name shall be Brook. It is a merry knight. Will you go, mynheers?”
“But trifling apart, there is one thing certain, mynheeren, and that is, that some extraordinary event is taking place on board the Dutchman.”
“I do not know, mynheeren, how far I am bound to accede to your request, and to bring forward for the consideration of the Council the document of which you have given me the outline.”
“The Dutch mynheeren and mevrouwen everywhere are busily engaged in decorating their clean cities and no doubt they will all lift their glasses at the same time and drink the health of their good Queen with that famous national drink Holland gin.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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