Almere

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ælˈmɛɹə/, /ælˈmiɹə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ælˈmɛəɹə/, /ælˈmɪəɹə/

Almere

1. A city and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.

• Lamere, Marlee, Mealer, leamer, mareel, mealer, realme

First attested as de toekomstige stad Almere in 1973. Named after the ancient hydronym Almere (first attested in 755-768), likely a compound of aal (“eel”) and Old Dutch mere (“lake, pool”). The current city is located roughly where the former lake was located.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑlˈmeː.rə/

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• Hyphenation: Al‧me‧re
• Rhymes: -eːrə

Almere n

1. Almere (a city and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands)
2. (historical) a lake, in Roman times and the Middle Ages more or less located at the location of the current IJsselmeer

Borrowed from Dutch Almere.

Almere f

1. Almere (a city and municipality of the Netherlands)