zout water

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “salt water”.

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zout water n (plural zoute wateren, diminutive zout watertje n)

  1. (uncountable) salt water
  2. (countable) a body of salt water
    Veel zoetwatersoorten kunnen niet in zoute wateren overleven. ― Many freshwater species cannot survive in bodies of salt water.

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