Domburg

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) Domburch

Etymology

First attested as dumburch in 1181-1210. Compound of Proto-Germanic *dun- (“dune”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔm.bʏrx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Dom‧burg

Proper noun

Domburg n

  1. a city and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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