IJmuiden
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as IJmuiden in 1848. Compound of IJ (“a hydronym”) + muiden (“mouth”). The name was coined by lawyer and journalist Simon Vissering.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]IJmuiden n
- A town in Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands. [from late 19th c.]