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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hôgede, from Old Dutch *hōgitha, from Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō, equivalent to hoog + -te.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx.tə/
- Hyphenation: hoog‧te
Noun
hoogte f (plural hoogtes or hoogten)
- height
- Antonyms: laagte, diepte
- De hoogte van de berg is meer dan 2000 meter. ― The height of the mountain is over 2000 meters.
- Het kasteel stond op een duizelingwekkende hoogte boven de vallei. ― The castle stood at a dizzying height above the valley.
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