Emmermeer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Emmermeer in 1643. Compound of the toponym Emmen and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛ.mərˈmeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Em‧mer‧meer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Emmermeer n

  1. a neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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