Meerkerk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merkerke in 1266. Compound of Middle Dutch mere (“lake”) and kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːr.kɛrk/
  • Hyphenation: Meer‧kerk

Proper noun

Meerkerk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Meerkerker
  • Meerkerks

References

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