Langenoord

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Langeroerde, thans Langenoorth in 1772. Compound of an inflected form of lang (“long”) and oord (“land protruding into or bordering water”).

Compare Kortenoord.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧oord

Proper noun

Langenoord n

  1. a neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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