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