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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as De Vinkenkade of Groenland in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Groenland (likely derived from groen (“green”) and land (“land”) as a reference to a former mill) and kade (“embankment wall, small, narrow levee”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Groen‧land‧se‧ka‧de
Proper noun
Groenlandsekade n
- A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “groenlandsekade”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN