Middelburg

English

Etymology

From Middle English Middelburgh (attested in Chaucer), which was borrowed from Middle Dutch Middelburgh. Compare Middlesbrough, Middleburg and Middlebury.

Proper noun

Middelburg

1. A city and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

Translations

city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 米德尔堡

• Dutch: Middelburg (nl) n
• French: Middelburg (fr)
• Middle English: Middelburgh
• Russian: Ми́дделбург m (Míddelburg)

See also

• Middleburg

Anagrams

• Middleburg

Dutch

Etymology

From middel- (“middle”) +‎ burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

• (Zeeland) First attested as mittelburgenses in 1102-1105.
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as middelburgh in 1316. The toponym contrasts with Randenburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.dəlˌbʏrx/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Mid‧del‧burg

Proper noun

Middelburg n

1. Middelburg (a city, municipality, and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Arnemuiden, Brigdamme, Kleverskerke, Nieuw-Abeele, Nieuw- en Sint Joosland, Oudedorp, Schellach, Sint Laurens

2. A hamlet and former municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Middelburger
• Middelburgs
• Nieuw Middelburg

References

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