Woerden

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Proper noun

Woerden

  1. A city and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wirda sometime after 786. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch uurth (“artificial mound used for habitation”) or Old Frisian uurth (“artifical mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋuːr.də(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Woer‧den
  • Rhymes: -uːrdən

Proper noun

Woerden n

  1. A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Barwoutswaarder, Bekenes, Breeveld, Breudijk, Geestdorp, Gerverscop, Haanwijk, Harmelen, Harmelerwaard, Houtdijken, Indijk, Kamerik, Kanis, Kromwijk, Lagebroek, Mijzijde, Oud-Kamerik, Reijerscop, Rietveld, 's-Gravensloot, Teckop, Teylingen, Zegveld

Derived terms

References

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