Veere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Veere.

Proper noun

Veere

1. A town and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Vere (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested as ter veren, toter vere (both meaning "at the ferry") and voer de vere ("in front of the ferry") around 1305. Derived from (the dative singular of) Middle Dutch vere (“ferry, crossing”) (modern veer, archaic dative vere). See also Zealandic Ter Veere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveː.rə/

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• Hyphenation: Vee‧re
• Rhymes: -eːrə
• Homophones: vere, (some dialects) veren

Proper noun

Veere n

1. A city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Aagtekerke, Biggekerke, Boudewijnskerke, Buttinge, Dishoek, Domburg, Gapinge, Geldtienden, Grijpskerke, Groot-Valkenisse, Hoogelande, Klein-Valkenisse, Koudekerke, Krommenhoeke, Mariekerke, Meliskerke, Molembaix, Molenperk, Oostkapelle, Pitteperk, Poppendamme, Serooskerke, Sint Janskerke, Sint Jan ten Heere, Snabbeldorp, Vrouwenpolder, Werendijke, Westhoek, Westkapelle, Zoutelande

Derived terms

• Veers
• Verenaar

References

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