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Dutch
Etymology
From in + tocht.
Pronunciation
Noun
intocht m (plural intochten, diminutive intochtje n)
- (festivals) entry, entrance. Commonly used for the arrival of Sinterklaas in the country
- invasion
1947, Anne Frank, Het Achterhuis:Na Mei 1940 ging het bergaf met de goede tijden: eerst de oorlog, de capitulatie, intocht der Duitsers, waarna de ellende voor ons Joden begon.- After May 1940, the good times went downhill: first the war, the capitulation, the German invasion, after which the misery for us Jews began.