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Dutch
Etymology
From afsluiten + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑf.slœy̯.tɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: af‧slui‧ting
Noun
afsluiting f (plural afsluitingen, diminutive afsluitinkje n)
- closing off, closure (blocking of the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter)
Door de aflsuiting van de hoofdweg waren er vele files ontstaan.- Many traffic jams arose because of the closure of the main road.
- seal (something designed to prevent leakage of fluids)
- conclusion (last part of a period of time)
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