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erasmus
"Erasmus" in Dutch refers to a European exchange program for students or can relate to Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch Renaissance scholar.
In a sentence
Erasmus was een Nederlandse geleerde en priester uit de Renaissance.
Erasmus was a Dutch scholar and priest from the Renaissance.
In this context, the word 'Erasmus' refers to the historical figure Desiderius Erasmus.
Veel studenten gaan naar het buitenland via het Erasmus-programma om te studeren.
Many students go abroad to study through the Erasmus program.
Here, 'Erasmus' denotes the EU student exchange program named after Desiderius Erasmus.
Hij woont nu in Rotterdam, vlak bij de Erasmusbrug.
He now lives in Rotterdam, near the Erasmus Bridge.
In this usage, 'Erasmus' is part of the name of the Erasmus Bridge, a famous landmark in Rotterdam.
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