Willemstad

Willemstad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad (literally "Williamtown").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪləmstɑːt/, /ˈvɪləmstɑːt/

Proper noun

Willemstad

1. The capital city of Curaçao.
2. A city and town in North Brabant, the Netherlands.

Translations

capital city of Curaçao

Arabic: ويلمستاد‎ (wilmstād) Dutch: Willemstad (nl) n French: Willemstad (fr) f Greek: Βίλεμστατ (Vílemstat) Japanese: ウィレムスタット (Wiremusutatto) Latin: Gulielmopolis f Papiamentu: Willemstad West Frisian: Willemstêd n

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Dutch

Etymology

• (Curaçao) Compound of Willem (“a personal name”) and stad (“city”). Named after William II of Orange (1626-1650).
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Willemstat in 1639. Compound of Willem (“a personal name”) and stad (“city”). Named after William I of Orange (1533-1584).
• (Friesland) Attested as Willemstad (De) in 1899. Etymology uncertain. Possibly named after one of the first inhabitants or by a local family. The hamlet may also have been named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant, which had heroically resisted a French siege in 1793. See also Dutch Low Saxon De Willemstad and West Frisian Willemstêd.
• (Groningen) First attested as WILLEMSTAD (DE) in 1849. Named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant by a group of veterans of the Ten-Day Campaign.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪ.ləmˌstɑt/
• Hyphenation: Wil‧lem‧stad

Proper noun

Willemstad n

1. The capital city of Curaçao.
2. A city and former municipality of Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Kakeldonk (Carnival nickname)

3. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
4. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Willemstadter
• Willemstads
• Stadse Dijk

References

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

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.lɛm.stad/

Proper noun

Willemstad f

1. Willemstad, the capital city of Curaçao

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Papiamentu

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiləmˈstad/

Proper noun

Willemstad

1. Willemstad, the capital city of Curaçao.