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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kraggenburg in 1950. Named after a former emergency harbour constructed in 1847, the name of which derives from a compound of dialectal krag (“floating peat, clump of reeds”) and burg (“manor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɑ.ɣə(n)ˌbʏrx/
- Hyphenation: Krag‧gen‧burg
Proper noun
Kraggenburg n
- A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kraggenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN