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The literal name of the place was het achterhuis: "the back-house". Most of the old canalside buildings had one - it was a basic feature of Dutch architecture for several centuries. Anne herself called it "the back house", "Secret Annexe" being a phrase made up by an over-enthusiastic English translator.

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