Diemen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Diemerbrug ofte Heijn Cijsen brugg in 1575. Originally called Diemerbrug ("Diemen-Bridge") until the hamlet appropriated the name of Oud-Diemen for itself.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Die‧men

Proper noun

Diemen n

1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

   Meronyms: Oud-Diemen, Over-Diemen, Stammerdijk

Derived terms

• Diemenaar
• Diemer
• Diemerpark
• Diemerscheg
• Diemer Vijfhoek
• Oud-Diemen
• Over-Diemen

References

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