Walcheren

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English

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Proper noun

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Walcheren

  1. A former island in Zeeland province, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as walichrum around 790. From Old Dutch walacheri, a compound of *walc (moist, humid) + *heri (sandy ridge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑl.xə.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Wal‧che‧ren

Proper noun

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Walcheren n

  1. A peninsula and former island in Zeeland, The Netherlands, to the west of Zuid-Beveland, to the south of Noord-Beveland and to the north of Zeelandic Flanders