Oudewater

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Proper noun

Oudewater

  1. A town and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ovdewatere in 1239. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and water (“water”). Originally a hydronym. The hydronym gradually came to be applied to the city; the watercourse it referred to was renamed to Linschoten.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧wa‧ter

Proper noun

Oudewater n

  1. A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
    Synonym: Uivergein (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Diemerbroek, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Lange Linschoten, Papekop, Ruigeweide, Snelrewaard, Tappersheul, Vliet

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oudewater”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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