Voorburg

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English

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Proper noun

Voorburg

  1. A town in Leidschendam-Voorburg municipality, South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as foreburg in 918-948. Compound of the hydronym Fore and Old Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). Compare Veur and Voorschoten.
  • (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːr.bʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Voor‧burg

Proper noun

Voorburg n

  1. A town and former municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands, to the north of The Hague
  2. A neighbourhood of Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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