ijstijd

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of ijs +‎ tijd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯s.tɛi̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: ijs‧tijd

Noun

ijstijd m (plural ijstijden)

  1. an ice age, a glaciation
    De heuvels in het overigens vlakke landschap zijn tijdens de voorlaatste ijstijd gevormd.
    The hills in the otherwise level landscape were formed during the second-to-last ice age.

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