Grote Waal

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Etymology

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Attested as Groote Waal in 1680. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a variant of wiel (“kolk lake”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Gro‧te Waal

Proper noun

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Grote Waal n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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