Haarlemmermeer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Haarlemmermeer.
Proper noun
Haarlemmermeer
- A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
- A former lake in North Holland, the Netherlands, located between Amsterdam, Leiden and Haarlem, drained between 1849 and 1852.
Translations
municipality in North Holland
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lake
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Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of Haarlemmer meer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦaːr.lɛ.mərˈmeːr/, [ˌɦaːr.lɛ.mərˈmɪːr]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Haar‧lem‧mer‧meer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Proper noun
Haarlemmermeer f
- A former lake in North Holland, the Netherlands, located between Amsterdam, Leiden and Haarlem, drained between 1849 and 1852.
- A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
- Meronyms: Aalsmeerderbrug, Abbenes, Badhoevedorp, Beinsdorp, Boesingheliede, Buitenkaag, Burgerveen, Cruquius, Cruquius-Oost, De Hoek, Haarlemmerliede, Halfweg, Hoofddorp, Huigsloot, Leimuiderbrug, Lijnden, Lisserbroek, Nieuwebrug, Nieuwe Meer, Nieuw-Vennep, Oude Meer, Penningsveer, Rijsenhout, Rozenburg, Spaarndam-Oost, Spaarnwoude, 't Kabel, Vijfhuizen, Vinkebrug, Vredeburg, Weberbuurt, Weteringbrug, Zwaanshoek, Zwanenburg
Derived terms
- Haarlemmermeerpolder
- Haarlemmermeers
See also
- Hellemeer
- Leidsemeer
- Lutkemeer
- Oude Meer
- Spieringmeer
- waterwolf