Wassenaar
See also: wassenaar
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wasnare in 1200. Compound of Old Dutch wasn (“sharp”) and har (“sandy ridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑ.səˌnaːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Was‧se‧naar
Proper noun
Wassenaar n
- A village and municipality of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, located between The Hague and Leiden.
- Meronyms: Den Deijl, Maaldrift, Rijksdorp
Derived terms
- Wassenaarder
- Wassenaars
- Nieuw-Wassenaar
- Oud-Wassenaar
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “wassenaar”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN