Kattegat

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.

Origin

  • From Dutch kat and gat, 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.

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