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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as helendrecht in 1328. Compound of Middle Dutch hol (“low-lying, deep, swampy”) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). Named after a river.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ho‧len‧drecht
Proper noun
Holendrecht n
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “holendrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN