Dronten

English

Proper noun

Dronten

  1. A village in Flevoland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Dronten in 1950. Named after a former area near Kampen, which in turn probably derives from Middle Dutch dronten (“swell up, rise up”), here referring to alluvial land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔn.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Dron‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɔntən

Proper noun

Dronten n

  1. Dronten (a village and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Biddinghuizen, Ketelhaven, Roggebotsluis, Swifterbant

Derived terms

References

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

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dronten

  1. plural of Dronte
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