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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Uithoorn.
Proper noun
Uithoorn
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as uthornen in 1292. Derived from Middle Dutch uuthorn (“triangular or horn-shaped piece of land”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Uithoorn n
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
- Meronyms: De Banken, De Kwakel
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “uithoorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN