Rotterdam

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English

Rotterdam "Line of Fire" memorial

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Rotterdam.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rotterdam

  1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

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Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl
De Wilhelminapier hoort officieel bij het centrum van Rotterdam.
The Wilhelminapier belongs officially to the center of Rotterdam.

Etymology

First attested as rotter dam ter haluer rotte in 1280-1287. From Middle Dutch rotterdam, a compound of the hydronym Rotte + dam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌrɔ.tərˈdɑm/
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  • Hyphenation: Rot‧ter‧dam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Rotterdam n

  1. Rotterdam (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)
    Synonyms: R'dam (abbreviation), Roffa (slang, nickname), Rotjeknor (nickname), 010 (area code, nickname), Manhattan aan de Maas (nickname), Mokum Reisj (historical, nickname), Dwalmdam (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Hoek van Holland, Hoogvliet, Pernis, Rozenburg

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References

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