No. 5,804 in Dutch
omstreeks
Approximately; around.
In a sentence
De vergadering begint omstreeks acht uur.
The meeting starts around eight o'clock.
In this sentence, 'omstreeks' is used to indicate an approximate time.
Er wonen omstreeks tweehonderd mensen in het dorp.
Approximately two hundred people live in the village.
Here, 'omstreeks' conveys an approximate number.
Het boek verscheen omstreeks het jaar 1900.
The book was published around the year 1900.
'Omstreeks' is applied to denote an approximate period in time.
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