Roosendaal

English

Proper noun

Roosendaal

A city and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Roozendaol (dialect spelling)

Etymology

First attested as in loco dicto rosendale in 1268. Compound of roos (“rose, Rosa sp.”) and a stretched variant of dal (“dale, valley”). The toponym is part of a family of names that became fashionable at the end of the 12th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈroː.zə(n)ˌdaːl/
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Hyphenation: Roo‧sen‧daal
Rhymes: -oːzəndaːl
Homophone: Rozendaal

Proper noun

Roosendaal n

Roosendaal (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).
Synonym: Tullepetaonestad (Carnival nickname)
Meronyms: Akker, Boeiink, Borteldonk, Brembosch, Bulkenaar, De Rotting, Everland, Haiink, Hazelaar, Heerle, Heijbeek, Hoevestein, Hollandsdiep, Hulsdonk, Kruisstraat, Moerstraten, Nieuwenberg, Nispen, Oostlaar, Plantage Centrum, Vijfhoek, Vinkenbroek, Visdonk, Vleet, Vroenhout, Wouw, Wouwse Hil, Wouwse Plantage, Zoomvliet

Derived terms

Roosendaler
Roosendaals
Roosendaal en Nispen