Amstelveen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Amstelveen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæmstəlˌvɛn/
Proper noun
Amstelveen
- A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Translations
city in North Holland
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as amestelrevene in 1308. From Amstel (“Amstel”, a river) + veen (“peat bog, marsh”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˌɑmstəlˈveːn/
- Hyphenation: Am‧stel‧veen
Proper noun
Amstelveen n
- Amstelveen (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands) without city rights.
- Synonym: Turvegat (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Bovenkerk, Nes aan de Amstel, De Zwarte Kat
Derived terms
- Amstelvener
- Amstelveens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “amstelveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN