Reimerswaal
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch Reimerswaal.
Proper noun
[edit]Reimerswaal
- A municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as reimarswal in 1204. Compound of Old Dutch Reimar (a personal name) and waal (“kolk lake”). The city was lost to flooding in 1530.
The municipality was named after the city.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Rei‧mers‧waal
Proper noun
[edit]Reimerswaal n
- A former city in Zeeland, Netherlands
- A municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Bath, Gawege, Hansweert, Krabbendijke, Kruiningen, Middenhof, Oostdijk, Rilland, Roelshoek, Schorebrug, Stationsbuurt, Vlake, Völckerdorp, Waarde, Yerseke
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- English terms borrowed from Dutch
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- en:Municipalities of Zeeland, Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- en:Places in Zeeland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
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- nl:Historical settlements
- nl:Places in Zeeland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of Zeeland, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands