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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Vlissingen.
Proper noun
Vlissingen
- A city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Flushing
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as vlissinghe in 1235. Derived from Old Dutch Flisso (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
See also Zealandic Vlissienge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvlɪ.sɪ.ŋə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Vlis‧sin‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɪsɪŋən
Proper noun
Vlissingen n
- Flushing (a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Groot-Abeele, Oost-Souburg, Ritthem, Welzinge, West-Souburg
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “vlissingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN