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kanaal.

canal (artificial waterway)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaːˈnaːl/
  1. canal (artificial waterway)

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  2. television or internet channel

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  3. channel (narrow natural body of water)

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  4. duct, pipe

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  5. duct-shaped tissue

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  6. frequency band

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Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch canael, from older canel, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

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