Wijdemeren

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Wijdemeren.

Proper noun

Wijdemeren

  1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of wijd (“wide, broad”) and the plural form of meer (“lake”). The toponym is a reference to the lakes located in the municipality.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Wij‧de‧me‧ren

Proper noun

Wijdemeren n

  1. a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Ankeveen, Boomhoek, Breukeleveen, Hinderdam, Horstermeer, Kortenhoef, Muyeveld, Nederhorst den Berg, Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Oud-Loosdrecht, 's-Gravenland
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