Grote Waal

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Groote Waal in 1680. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a variant of wiel (“kolk lake”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Gro‧te Waal

Proper noun

Grote Waal n

  1. a neighbourhood of Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
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