Nijmegen

Nijmegen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Nijmegen.

Proper noun

Nijmegen

1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Translations

city in the Netherlands

Arabic: نَيْمِيخِن‎ (naymīḵen) Dutch: Nijmegen (nl) n Esperanto: Nimego French: Nimègue (fr) Georgian: ნეიმეგენი (neimegeni) German: Nimwegen Italian: Nimega Old Saxon: Niumagan n Polish: Nijmegen n Portuguese: Nijmegen f Spanish: Nimega (es) f Walloon: Nîmegue West Flemish: Nymeegn n

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• Nimwèège (dialect form)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Nieumeghen, Nimeghen, from Latin Noviomagus, the short form of Ulpia Noviomagus Batavōrum. Compare Neumagen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛi̯ˌmeː.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Nij‧me‧gen

Proper noun

Nijmegen n

1. Nijmegen (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)

   Synonyms: Nimma (“slang, nickname”), Havana aan de Waal (“perjorative nickname”), Moskou aan de Waal (“perjorative nickname”), Knotsenburg (“Carnival nickname”)

   Meronyms: Koudenhoek, Lent, Ooyse Schependom

Derived terms

• Nijmegenaar
• Nijmeegs

References

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Nimegue, Nimega (dated)

Proper noun

Nijmegen f

1. Nijmegen (a city in the Netherlands)