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Utrecht
Utrecht
English
Proper noun
Utrecht
- A province of the Netherlands.
- The capital city of the province of Utrecht.
Derived terms
- Utrechtish
- Utrecht velvet
Translations
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External links
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Utrecht (province) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Utrecht (city) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.
Proper noun
Utrecht m
Dutch
Pronunciation

- Utrecht province
- (Flanders, Brabant) IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛxt/
- (Limburg) IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛx/
- (northern Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛχt/
Etymology
From Old Dutch uut (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.
Proper noun
Utrecht n
- Utrecht, a province of the Netherlands.
- Utrecht, a city in the Netherlands.
Derived terms
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French
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.tʁɛkt/
Proper noun
Utrecht f
- Utrecht (province)
- Utrecht (city)
Derived terms
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.
Pronunciation

- flag of the province of Utrecht
- IPA(key): /ˈu.trɛxt/
Proper noun
Utrecht m
- Utrecht, a province of the Netherlands.
- Utrecht, a city in the Netherlands.
Declension
Derived terms
- utrechcki (adjective)
Usage notes
- The above declension is never used when talking about the province: prowincja Utrecht (“province of Utrecht”) is used instead, where the only declined word is prowincja.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.
Proper noun
Utrecht f
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
- Utrecht (a city, the provincial capital of Utrecht, Netherlands)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.
Proper noun
Utrecht m
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
- Utrecht (a city in the Netherlands)