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nauw.

narrow

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/nɑu̯/[nɑu̯]Netherlands[nʌu̯]Netherlands[nʌo̯]Belgium

  1. narrow

  2. close

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch nauwe, from Old Dutch nauw, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz.

noun/nɑu̯/[nɑu̯]Netherlands[nʌu̯]Netherlands[nʌo̯]Belgium

  1. strait

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch nauwe, from Old Dutch nauw, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz.

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