Rensselaer

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rensselaer

  1. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Indiana, United States, named after James Van Rensselaer.
  2. A village in Ralls County, Missouri, United States, named after the nearby Rensselaer Academy.
  3. A city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer and family, as was the county.

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Dutch

Etymology

Named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586-1643), a WIC administrator and founder of Rensselaerswijck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛn.səˌlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: Rens‧se‧laer

Proper noun

Rensselaer n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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