Culemborg

English

Proper noun

Culemborg

1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Kuilenburg (dated)

Etymology

First attested as in kulenburg in 1281. Compound of regional kuil (“kolk lake”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.ləmˌbɔrx/

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• Hyphenation: Cu‧lem‧borg

Proper noun

Culemborg n

1. Culemborg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)

   Synonym: Papklokkendam (Carnival nickname)

   Meronym: Goilberdingen

Derived terms

• Culemborger
• Culemborgs

References

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