"magtig" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From early-modern Dutch magtig, today machtig or mighty. "eene magtige vloot..." "a mighty fleet..." - (1752) Jan Wagenaar Vaderlandsche Historie. Deel 7 Head templates: {{en-interj}} magtig
  1. (South Africa) my God! An expression of surprise. Tags: South-Africa
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        "my God! An expression of surprise."
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  "word": "magtig"
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  "etymology_text": "From early-modern Dutch magtig, today machtig or mighty.\n\"eene magtige vloot...\"\n\"a mighty fleet...\"\n- (1752) Jan Wagenaar Vaderlandsche Historie. Deel 7",
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        "English lemmas",
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      ],
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        "my God! An expression of surprise."
      ],
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        [
          "my God",
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        ],
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        "(South Africa) my God! An expression of surprise."
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