No. 3,231 in Dutch
geslacht
"Geslacht" means "gender," "sex," or "lineage/family."
In a sentence
Het is belangrijk om het geslacht van een persoon te respecteren.
It is important to respect a person's gender.
Here, 'geslacht' refers to 'gender'.
Het geslacht van deze bloemen is moeilijk te bepalen.
The species of these flowers is hard to determine.
In this context, 'geslacht' refers to 'species'.
Mijn familie komt uit een oud geslacht van ambachtslieden.
My family comes from an old lineage of craftsmen.
Here, 'geslacht' means 'lineage' or 'family line'.
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