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Dutch
Etymology
From over + kant.
Pronunciation
Noun
overkant m (plural overkanten, diminutive overkantje n)
- the other side, the opposite side, the far side
Zij woont aan de overkant.- She lives on the other side.
- Aan de overkant van de rivier.
- On the far side of the river. (i.e. across the river)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From over- + kant.
Noun
overkant m (definite singular overkanten, indefinite plural overkanter, definite plural overkantene)
- upper edge
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From over- + kant.
Noun
overkant m (definite singular overkanten, indefinite plural overkantar, definite plural overkantane)
- upper edge
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