Papagaaienburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't hof Papegaijenburg around 1750. Compound of the plural form of papegaai (“parrot”) and burg (“manor house”). Compare Lammerenburg and Paauwenburg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpɑ.paːˈɣaːi̯.ə(n)ˌbʏrx/
Hyphenation: Pa‧pa‧gaai‧en‧burg

Proper noun

Papagaaienburg n

A neighbourhood of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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