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schout

schout noun: a municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.

Noun

schout (plural schouts)

  1. (historical) A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.

Forms of schout

pluralschouts

Origin of schout

Borrowed from Dutch schout.

Questions about schout

What does schout mean?
Schout means a municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.
What part of speech is schout?
Schout is a noun.
What is the plural of schout?
The plural of schout is schouts.

Words near schout in the dictionary

  1. Schottky defect
  2. Schottky defects
  3. Schottky diode
  4. Schottky diodes
  5. Schottky effect
  6. schout
  7. Schouten
  8. Schouten Island
  9. Schouten Islands
  10. Schoutens
  11. schouts

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