Achtersloot
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as aftersloten in 1267. Compound of Middle Dutch after (“back, behind”) and sloet (“ditch”). Named after a nearby watercourse running behind a set of plots of land.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Ach‧ter‧sloot
Proper noun[edit]
Achtersloot n
- A hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands.