Watergraafsmeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as watergraeumere in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch watergrave (“drainage channel”) and mere (“lake”). Named after a former lake.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wa‧ter‧graafs‧meer

Proper noun

Watergraafsmeer n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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