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gracht.

canal (in a city, with houses on each side)

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɣrɑxt/

  1. canal (in a city, with houses on each side)

    Netherlands · feminine · masculine
    In Amsterdam is er een straat langs een gracht, waar een beperkt stopverbod van kracht is.

  2. ditch, trench (in the countryside, referring to both those that contain water and those that are dry)

    Belgium · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gracht, from Old Dutch *graft, *graht, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Equivalent to graven (“to dig”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

noun/ɣrɑxt/

  1. grave

    neuter · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gracht, from Old Dutch *graft, *graht, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Equivalent to graven (“to dig”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

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