Middelburg
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English
Etymology
From Middle English Middelburgh (attested in Chaucer), which was borrowed from Middle Dutch Middelburgh. Compare Middlesbrough, Middleburg and Middlebury.
Proper noun
Middelburg
- A city and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.
Translations
city
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From middel- (“middle”) + burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).
- (Zeeland) First attested as mittelburgenses in 1102-1105.
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as middelburgh in 1316. The toponym contrasts with Randenburg.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Middelburg n
- Middelburg (a city, municipality, and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Arnemuiden, Brigdamme, Kleverskerke, Nieuw-Abeele, Nieuw- en Sint Joosland, Oudedorp, Schellach, Sint Laurens
- A hamlet and former municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “middelburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN