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aanval.

an act of aggression; assault, attack

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaːn.vɑl/
  1. an act of aggression; assault, attack

    masculine
    De aanval op Polen.
  2. a sudden convulsion; attack, seizure

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch aenval. Deverbal from aanvallen, equivalent to aan (“on”) + val (“fall”).

verb/ˈaːn.vɑl/
  1. first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of aanvallen

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.