Bergen op Zoom

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch Bergen op Zoom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɜɹɡən ɑp ˈzoʊm/, /ˌbɛɹɡ-/, /ˌbɜɹx-/, /ˌbɛɹx-/, /-ə -/
• IPA^(key): /ˌbɜːɡən ɒp ˈzəʊm/, /ˌbɛəɡ-/, /ˌbɜːx-/, /ˌbɛəx-/

Proper noun

Bergen op Zoom

1. A city in North Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Translations

city in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands

• Latin: Bercizoma f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

• Bergen op Zoom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• Berghen op Soom, Berghen op Zoom (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bergen op den soom (literally “hills on the edge/border”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɛrɣə(n) ɔp ˈsoːm/

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Proper noun

Bergen op Zoom n

1. Bergen op Zoom (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)
2. Bergen op Zoom (a municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)

Descendants

• English: Bergen op Zoom

Further reading

• Bergen op Zoom on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl