Meierijstad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Meierijstad.

Proper noun

Meierijstad

  1. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Meierij and stad (“city”). Named after the Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch, a bailiwick which dominated the eastern areas of Noord-Brabant until 1795.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Meie‧rij‧stad

Proper noun

Meierijstad n

  1. a municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Achterste Hermalen, Beukelaar, Boerdonk, Bolst, Boskant, Bus, De Bus, De Laren, Dijk, Doornhoek, Dorshout, Driehuizen, Eerde, Elde, Erp, Everse, Ham, Havelt, Hermalen, Het Schoor, Heuvel, Heuvelberg, Hoek, Hoeves, Hoogebiezen, Houterd, Hurkske, Jekschot, Kapeleind, Keldonk, Kempkens, Koevering, Kraanmeer, Kremselen, Lagebiezen, Lieseind, Looieind, Mariaheide, Meijldoorn, Middegaal, Morsche Hoef, Mosbulten, Nijnsel, Oetelaar, Olland, Rijkerbeek, Schijndel, Schoor, Sint-Oedenrode, Veghel, Ven, Vernhout, Vressel, Weieven, Wijbosch, Zandhoef, Zijtaart, Zondveld, Zwijnsbergen
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