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Gracht

Gracht

See also: gracht

German

Noun

Gracht f (genitive Gracht, plural Grachten)

  1. canal within a city (with residential buildings on either side)

Usage notes

  • The word is common to describe such canals in Dutch cities, but is rarely used for similar ones elsewhere.

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  • Fleet (similar canals in some northern German cities)

gracht

gracht

See also: Gracht

Dutch

Noun

Een gracht in Amsterdam.
A canal in Amsterdam.

gracht f, m (plural grachten, diminutive grachtje n)

  1. canal (in a city, with houses on each side)

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