Groenoord

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Leiden) Attested as Groenoord in 1839-1859. Compound of groen (“green”) and oord (“place”). Originally the name of an estate.
  • (Schiedam) Attested as Groenoord in 1869. Compound of groen (“green”) and oord (“place”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Groen‧oord

Proper noun

Groenoord n

  1. A neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. A neighbourhood of Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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