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Kattegat

Kattegat proper noun: a body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.

Proper noun

Kattegat

  1. A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.

Forms of Kattegat

alternative formCattegat

Origin of Kattegat

Borrowed from Dutch Kattegat (literally “cat's gate”), suggesting a narrow passage only a cat could squeeze through.

Questions about Kattegat

What does Kattegat mean?
Kattegat means a body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.
What part of speech is Kattegat?
Kattegat is a proper noun.

Words near Kattegat in the dictionary

  1. kattan
  2. Kattang
  3. kattar
  4. Kattas
  5. Kattea
  6. Kattegat
  7. Kattendijkian
  8. Katter
  9. Katterat
  10. kattha
  11. katthas

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