Willemstad

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad (literally "Williamtown").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪləmstɑːt/, /ˈvɪləmstɑːt/

Proper noun

Willemstad

  1. The capital city of Curaçao.
  2. A city and town in North Brabant, the Netherlands.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Curaçao) Compound of Willem (a personal name) and stad (“city”). Named after William II of Orange (1626-1650).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Willemstat in 1639. Compound of Willem (a personal name) and stad (“city”). Named after William I of Orange (1533-1584).
  • (Friesland) Attested as Willemstad (De) in 1899. Etymology uncertain. Possibly named after one of the first inhabitants or by a local family. The hamlet may also have been named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant, which had heroically resisted a French siege in 1793. See also Dutch Low Saxon De Willemstad and West Frisian Willemstêd.
  • (Groningen) First attested as WILLEMSTAD (DE) in 1849. Named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant by a group of veterans of the Ten-Day Campaign.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.ləmˌstɑt/
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  • Hyphenation: Wil‧lem‧stad

Proper noun

Willemstad n

  1. The capital city of Curaçao
  2. A city and former municipality of Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Kakeldonk (Carnival nickname)
  3. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
  4. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Willemstad f

  1. Willemstad, the capital city of Curaçao

Papiamentu

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Willemstad

  1. Willemstad, the capital city of Curaçao.
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