Meerdervoort

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Etymology

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First attested as Meerdervoort in 1759. Named after Claes van Meerdervoort, a nobleman who financed the land reclamation project the fiefdom which the municipality was named after stood on.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Meer‧der‧voort

Proper noun

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Meerdervoort n

  1. A former municipality of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.