Wageningen

English

Proper noun

Wageningen

1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wagenunge in the 12th century. Derived from Old Dutch Wagano (“a personal name”) suffixed with the rare collective suffix -ung-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.ɣəˌnɪ.ŋə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Wa‧ge‧nin‧gen

Proper noun

Wageningen n

1. Wageningen (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: Nude, Wageningen-Hoog

Derived terms

• Wageninger
• Wagenings
• Wageningen-Hoog

References

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