Roerdalen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Roerdalen.

Proper noun

Roerdalen

  1. A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from a compound of the hydronym Roer and the plural form of dal (“dale, valley”). The municipality is named after the Roer river, which flows through it.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruːrˌdaː.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Roer‧da‧len

Proper noun

Roerdalen n

  1. a municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Aan het Broek, Borg, Etsberg, Herkenbosch, Holst, Lerop, Melick, Montfort, Paarlo, Posterholt, Reutje, Roskam, Rothenbach, Sint Odiliënberg, Tusschen de Bruggen, Vlodrop, Vlodrop-Station, Voorst, Voorsterveld
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