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sluiten

Pronunciation: /ˈslœy̯tə(n)/

“sluiten” is a Dutch word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to close
  2. to make, to affirm (a pact, friendship etc.)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sluten, from Old Dutch *slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic *slūtaną, *sleutaną (“to lock, shut”).

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