Sint Anna ter Muiden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in muda in 1273. Derived from the name of Saint Anne and muiden (“river mouth”). The name of Saint Anne was added to distinguish the settlement from Muiden.

See also Zealandic Sint Anna ter Mu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌˈsɪnt ˈɑ.naː tɛr ˈmœy̯.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Sint An‧na ter Mui‧den
  • Rhymes: -œy̯dən

Proper noun

Sint Anna ter Muiden n

  1. A city and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sint anna ter muiden”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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