No. 4,622 in Dutch
dr
"Dr" in Dutch is an abbreviation for "dokter," meaning "doctor" in English.
In a sentence
Dr. Janssen is een bekende professor in Nederland.
Dr. Janssen is a well-known professor in the Netherlands.
Here, 'Dr.' is used as an abbreviation for 'Doctor', a title for someone with a doctoral degree.
Hij nam de eerste afslag en reed de smalle dr op.
He took the first exit and drove onto the narrow lane.
'Dr.' here is an abbreviation for 'drive', referring to a type of roadway.
Ze moest dr jas halen voordat ze naar buiten ging.
She had to get her coat before going outside.
In this sentence, 'dr' is colloquially used as an abbreviation of 'haar', which means 'her', in a casual Dutch context.
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