Benedenstad

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) Attested as de Hooge-stad en de Lage-stad in 1846. Derived from benedenstad (“lower city”).
• (Zuid-Holland) Derived from benedenstad (“lower city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈneː.də(n)ˌstɑt/

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• Hyphenation: Be‧ne‧den‧stad
• Homophone: benedenstad

Proper noun

Benedenstad n

1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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