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Dutch nouns beginning with O

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de · plural onbekenden

onbekende

stranger, non-acquaintance, someone neither known nor trusted to the person of reference

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de · plural ondertitelingen

ondertiteling

the subtitles to a video in a particular language (see usage note); sub

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de · plural opnamen

opname

the act of absorbing or assimilating, uptake, absorption

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het · plural oordelen

oordeel

opinion, judgement (conclusion of an act of deciding)

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de · plural overkanten

overkant

the other side, the opposite side, the far side

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de · plural operatiekamers

operatiekamer

operating theatre, operating room (room where surgical procedures are performed)

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de · plural oevers

oever

bank (as in riverbank), shore (e.g. of a lake)

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de · plural ontbindingen

ontbinding

decomposition (e.g. of organic matter or in mathematics)

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de · plural oorbellen

oorbel

earring (piece of pierced ear jewelry of any type)

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de · plural opposities

oppositie

parliamentary opposition (non-government factions in parliament)

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de · plural omroepen

omroep

broadcaster, an organisation providing radio and/or television broadcasts

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de · plural onderbuiken

onderbuik

underbelly (the lower part of the abdominal cavity)

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de · plural openingszinnen

openingszin

first sentence (of a conversation or text); opener

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