Lelystad
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English
Proper noun
Lelystad
- A city and capital of Flevoland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.
Translations
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
From Lely + stad (“town, city”). The former after Cornelis Lely, one of the planners of the land reclamation projects in the former Zuiderzee. The name was given in 1952.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lelystad n
- Lelystad (a city, municipality, and capital of Flevoland, Netherlands)
- Synonyms: Lelijkstad (perjorative nickname), Knarregat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Lelystatter
- Lelystads
- Lelijkstad (pejorative nickname)
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “lelystad”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN