Culemborg

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Proper noun

Culemborg

  1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

First attested as in kulenburg in 1281. Compound of regional kuil (kolk lake) and burg (fortified settlement, castle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈky.ləmˌbɔrx/
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  • Hyphenation: Cu‧lem‧borg

Proper noun

Culemborg n

  1. Culemborg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
    Synonym: Papklokkendam (Carnival nickname)
    Meronym: Goilberdingen

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References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “culemborg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN