Diemen

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Diemen.

Proper noun

Diemen

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Diemerbrug ofte Heijn Cijsen brugg in 1575. Originally called Diemerbrug ("Diemen-Bridge") until the hamlet appropriated the name of Oud-Diemen for itself.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Die‧men

Proper noun

Diemen n

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Oud-Diemen, Over-Diemen, Stammerdijk

Derived terms

References

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