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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as watergraeumere in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch watergrave (“drainage channel”) and mere (“lake”). Named after a former lake.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wa‧ter‧graafs‧meer
Proper noun
Watergraafsmeer n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “watergraafsmeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN