Terborg

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as castelli de wische in 1311. Compound of ter (at) and Middle Dutch borch (castle). Named after a castle that was the seat of the fiefdom of Wisch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈbɔrx/
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧borg
  • Rhymes: -ɔrx

Proper noun

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Terborg n

  1. A city and former municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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