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Sloten
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sloten
Dutch
Etymology
(Friesland) First attested as sloten in 1384. nl ofs slāt ditch, dug watercourse in the dative plural form. See also fy Sleat.
(Noord-Holland) First attested as sloton in the first half of the 11th century. Derived from the dative plural form of the hydronym Slote, derived in turn from nl odt slōt ditch, dug watercourse. Formerly an independent village.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈsloː.tə(n)/
nl Slo ten
nl oːtən
nl sloten
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/former municipality mun/De Fryske Marren p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood/and/former municipality c/Amsterdam p/North Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Nieuw Sloten
nl Sloterdijk
nl Slotermeer
nl Slotervaart
References
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