Hoofddorp
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as Kruisdorp in 1867. Compound of hoofd (“head-, chief”) and dorp (“village”). Originally named Kruisdorp after the village's central location in the Haarlemmermeer. The settlement was renamed in 1868 as it became the chief settlement of the polder.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Hoofd‧dorp
Proper noun[edit]
Hoofddorp n
- A town in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Meerbonkendorp (Carnival nickname)