Wassenaar

See also: wassenaar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Wassenaar.

Proper noun

Wassenaar

  1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wasnare in 1200. Compound of the dative plural of Old Dutch *was (“sharp”) and *hara (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑ.səˌnaːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Was‧se‧naar

Proper noun

Wassenaar n

  1. a town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands, located between The Hague and Leiden
    Meronyms: Den Deijl, Maaldrift, Rijksdorp

Derived terms

References

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