---
name: "gnovd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnuvd-gnome"
version: "1.0.11-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnovd"
---

# gnovd(1)

Query the online Dutch Van Dale dictionary.

## NAME

**gnovd** – Query the online Dutch Van Dale dictionary.

## SYNOPSIS

**gnovd** \[*word*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gnovd** is a Gnome frontend for the online Van Dale dictionary. It will search any word in the dictionary and return it's description in Dutch.

## NOTES

You need to have an active internet connection in order to use this program.  Also, if you're behind a proxy-server, you have to set the http\_proxy environment variable as in Lynx.

## SEE ALSO

[gnuvd(1)](/gnuvd/1.md), *http://www.vandale.nl/*

## AUTHOR

**gnovd** has been written by Dirk-Jan C. Binnema ⟨djcb@djcbsoftware.nl⟩.

This manual page was written by Guus Sliepen ⟨guus@sliepen.warande.net⟩ for the Debian GNU/Linux system.