Kattegat
English
Alternative forms
- Cattegat
Etymology
From Dutch kat (“cat”) and gat (“hole, port”), the idea being that the Danish Straits lying at the bottom of present day Kattegat were so narrow that only a cat could squeeze through.
Proper noun
Kattegat
- A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.
Translations
body of water
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