Vlie

Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps related to Latin Flevo (whence Dutch Flevoland); it has been suggested that both names ultimately derive from the same root as the modern Dutch verb vloeien (“to flow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vli/
  • Hyphenation: Vlie
  • Rhymes: -i

Proper noun

Vlie n

  1. A seaway between Vlieland and Terschelling belonging to the province Frisia, the Netherlands, connecting the North Sea and the Wadden Sea.

Derived terms
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