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Achtersloot.

a hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands

11 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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  1. a hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as aftersloten in 1267. Compound of Middle Dutch after (“back, behind”) and sloet (“ditch”). Named after a nearby watercourse running behind a set of plots of land.

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