Amstelveen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amstelveen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæmstəlˌvɛn/

Proper noun

Amstelveen

1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Translations

city in North Holland

• Arabic: أمستلفين
• Dutch: Amstelveen n
• French: Amstelveen (fr) f
• Hindi: आम्सटलवेन (āmsaṭalven)
• Japanese: アムステルフェーン (Amusuterufēn)
• Russian: Амстелве́н m (Amstelvén)
• West Frisian: Amstelfean

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as amestelrevene in 1308. From Amstel (“Amstel”, a river) +‎ veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˌɑmstəlˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Am‧stel‧veen

Proper noun

Amstelveen n

1. Amstelveen (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands) without city rights

   Synonym: Turvegat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Bovenkerk, Nes aan de Amstel, De Zwarte Kat

Derived terms

• Amstelvener
• Amstelveens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “amstelveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN