knekelstad

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of knekel +‎ stad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkneː.kəlˌstɑt/
  • Hyphenation: kne‧kel‧stad

Noun

knekelstad f (plural knekelsteden)

  1. (rare) necropolis
    • 1954 July 9, “Griezelige knekelstad in Franciscaanse crypte”, in Amigoe di Curaçao, page 3:
    • 1993 September 10, H.C. ten Berge, "Knekeldroom", translation of a poem by Lindsay Hill (from Kill Series), NRC Handelsblad, page 5.
      Er is een knekelveld een knekelstad een knekelzee
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    • 1993 November 13, “Dassen en vossen in Victoriaans Walhalla”, in Leeuwarder Courant, page 17:
      Hier in deze verweerde, overdadig geornamenteerde knekelstad bezit het Victoriaanse tijdperk een werkelijk fascinerende rustplaats.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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