Papagaaienburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't hof Papegaijenburg around 1750. Compound of the plural form of papegaai (“parrot”) and burg (“manor house”). Compare Lammerenburg and Paauwenburg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɑ.paːˈɣaːi̯.ə(n)ˌbʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pa‧gaai‧en‧burg

Proper noun

Papagaaienburg n

  1. a neighbourhood of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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