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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Nijverdal in 1836. Compound of nijver (“industriousness, industry”) + dal (“valley, dale”). Originally founded by the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij to house factory workers. The toponym was coined by the then-mayor of Hellendoorn, who was asked to hold a speech at the opening of a textile mill in the new town.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛi̯.vərˌdɑl/
- Hyphenation: Nij‧ver‧dal
Proper noun
Nijverdal n
- A town in Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nijverdal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN