Haarlemmermeer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Haarlemmermeer.

Proper noun

Haarlemmermeer

  1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A former lake in North Holland, the Netherlands, located between Amsterdam, Leiden and Haarlem, drained between 1849 and 1852.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of Haarlemmer meer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦaːr.lɛ.mərˈmeːr/, [ˌɦaːr.lɛ.mərˈmɪːr]
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  • Hyphenation: Haar‧lem‧mer‧meer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Haarlemmermeer f

  1. A former lake in North Holland, the Netherlands, located between Amsterdam, Leiden and Haarlem, drained between 1849 and 1852.
  2. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Aalsmeerderbrug, Abbenes, Badhoevedorp, Beinsdorp, Boesingheliede, Buitenkaag, Burgerveen, Cruquius, Cruquius-Oost, De Hoek, Haarlemmerliede, Halfweg, Hoofddorp, Huigsloot, Leimuiderbrug, Lijnden, Lisserbroek, Nieuwebrug, Nieuwe Meer, Nieuw-Vennep, Oude Meer, Penningsveer, Rijsenhout, Rozenburg, Spaarndam-Oost, Spaarnwoude, 't Kabel, Vijfhuizen, Vinkebrug, Vredeburg, Weberbuurt, Weteringbrug, Zwaanshoek, Zwanenburg

Derived terms
  • Haarlemmermeerpolder
  • Haarlemmermeers

See also
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