Wageningen

English

Proper noun

Wageningen

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

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wagenunge in the 12th century. Derived from Old Dutch Wagano (“a personal name”) suffixed with the rare collective suffix -ung-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.ɣəˌnɪ.ŋə(n)/
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Hyphenation: Wa‧ge‧nin‧gen

Proper noun

Wageningen n

Wageningen (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
Meronyms: Nude, Wageningen-Hoog

Derived terms

Wageninger
Wagenings
Wageningen-Hoog

References

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