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English
Proper noun
Wageningen
- A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wagenunge in the 12th century. Derived from Old Dutch Wagano (a personal name) suffixed with the rare collective suffix -ung-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.ɣəˌnɪ.ŋə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Wa‧ge‧nin‧gen
Proper noun
Wageningen n
- Wageningen (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Nude, Wageningen-Hoog
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “wageningen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN