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Dutch
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from German Berlin. Insofar as the name has undergone diphthongisation it must be of some age; hence possibly inherited from Middle Dutch , from Middle Low German . The city was of relevance since circa 1250.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛrˈlɛi̯n/, /bərˈlɛi̯n/
- Hyphenation: Ber‧lijn
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Proper noun
Berlijn n
- Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)
- Berlin (a state of Germany, containing the capital city)
- A settlement and former plantation in Para, Suriname
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