Kattegat
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Kattegat (literally “cat's gate”), suggesting a narrow passage only a cat could squeeze through.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kattegat
- A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.
Translations
body of water
Further reading
Cattegat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)- Cattegat in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
