Diemen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Diemerbrug ofte Heijn Cijsen brugg in 1575. Originally called Diemerbrug ("Diemen-Bridge") until the hamlet appropriated the name of Oud-Diemen for itself.

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: Die‧men

Proper noun[edit]

Diemen n

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Oud-Diemen, Over-Diemen, Stammerdijk

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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