Meijhorst

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of a shortened form of meidoorn (“hawthorn, Crataegus”) and horst (“sandy ridge”). Originally the name of a farm.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛi̯.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Meij‧horst

Proper noun[edit]

Meijhorst n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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