intocht

Dutch

Etymology

in +‎ tocht

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: in‧tocht

Noun

intocht m (plural intochten, diminutive intochtje n)

  1. (festivals) entry, entrance. Commonly used for the arrival of Sinterklaas in the country.
  2. invasion
    • 1947, Anne Frank, Het Achterhuis:
      Na Mei 1940 ging het bergaf met de goede tijden: eerst de oorlog, de capitulatie, intocht der Duitsers, waarna de ellende voor ons Joden begon.
      After May 1940, the good times went downhill: first the war, the capitulation, the German invasion, after which the misery for us Jews began.
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