Dedemsvaart

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Dedemsvaart sometime after 1809. Compound of Dedem (“a surname”) and vaart (“canal”). The settlement was named after a nearby canal built by Baron J. W. van Dedem tot Den Berg (1776-1851).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.dəmsˌvaːrt/
  • Hyphenation: De‧dems‧vaart
  • Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun

Dedemsvaart n

  1. A village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Dedemsvaarter
  • Dedemsvaarts

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