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Grijssloot
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Grysloot around 1660. Compound of nl grijs grey and nl sloot ditch. The toponym allegedly derives from the presence of a Cistercian chapel near the future settlement. Compare nl Schiermonnikoog and nl Wittewierum.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɣrɛi̯(s).sloːt/
nl Grijs sloot
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Het Hogeland p/Groningen c/Netherlands
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