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Achtersloot
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aftersloten in 1267. Compound of nl dum after back, behind and dum sloet ditch. Named after a nearby watercourse running behind a set of plots of land.
Pronunciation
nl Ach ter sloot
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/IJsselstein p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
References
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