Breda

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Breda

  1. A city in North Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A city in Iowa, United States.
  4. A municipality of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as brida in 1152. Etymology uncertain. Not a compound of breed (broad) and aa (river, watercourse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /breːˈdaː/
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  • Hyphenation: Bre‧da
  • Rhymes: -aː

Proper noun

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Breda n

  1. Breda (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)
    Synonyms: Haagje van het Zuiden (nickname), Oranjestad (nickname), Parel van het Zuiden (nickname), Kielegat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Achterste Rith, Bavel, Bolberg, Diunt, Effen, Eikberg, Ginneken, IJpelaar, Lies, Lijndonk, Princenhage, Prinsenbeek, Roosberg, Tervoort, Teteringen, Ulvenhout, Vaareind, Verloren Hoek, Vuchtschoot, Westrik

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Polish

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Breda

Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Breda.

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Breda f (related adjective bredzki)

  1. Breda (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)

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Further reading

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  • Breda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Breda in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

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Breda f

  1. Breda (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)