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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schône, from Old Dutch scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxoːn/, (Belgium) , (Holland)
- Hyphenation: schoon
- Rhymes: -oːn
Adjective
schoon (comparative schoner, superlative schoonst)
- (now chiefly Belgium) beautiful
- Synonyms: fraai, mooi, knap, prachtig, schitterend
- (Netherlands) clean; cleansed
- Synonyms: kuis, net, proper, rein, zuiver
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