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Haff

Meaning

a lagoon behind a spit or narrow island, especially in the Baltic Sea

Pronounced as (IPA)
/haf/
Etymology

In summary

Ca. 1800, from Low German Haff, from Middle Low German haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą (“heaving sea”). Cognate with Old English hæf and Danish hav.

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