Amersfoort

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑməɹsfɔɹt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːməsfɔːt/

Amersfoort

1. A city and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands.

First attested as amersfoirde in 1028. Compound of the hydronym Amer (likely identical or cognate to Eem) and Old Dutch furda (“ford, crossing”). Compare Amerongen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.mərsˌfoːrt/

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• Hyphenation: Amers‧foort

Amersfoort n

1. Amersfoort (a city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands)

   Synonyms: A'foort, Keistad (nickname), Trekkersgat (Carnaval nickname)

   Meronyms: Buurtsdijk, Coelhorst, Hoogland, Hooglanderveen, Stoutenburg-Noord, Zeldert

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• Amersfoorts

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “amersfoort”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN