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English
Proper noun
Culemborg
- A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in kulenburg in 1281. Compound of regional kuil (“kolk lake”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈky.ləmˌbɔrx/
- Hyphenation: Cu‧lem‧borg
Proper noun
Culemborg n
- Culemborg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
- Synonym: Papklokkendam (Carnival nickname)
- Meronym: Goilberdingen
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “culemborg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN