straat

Etymology

From Dutch straat.

Noun

straat (plural strate)

1. street, road

Etymology

From Middle Dutch strate, *stret (in toponyms), from Old Dutch strāta, from Proto-Germanic *strātō (“street”), from Latin strāta, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch out, extend, spread”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːt
• IPA^(key): /straːt/

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Noun

straat f (plural straten, diminutive straatje n)

1. street, paved way
2. (geography) channel, strait

   Straat Yucatan — the Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán

   Straat (van) Malakka — Strait of Malacca

Anagrams

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