Watergraafsmeer

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as watergraeumere in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch watergrave (drainage channel) and mere (lake). Named after a former lake.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Wa‧ter‧graafs‧meer

Proper noun[edit]

Watergraafsmeer n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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