Het Kalf

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as opt Calff in 1582. Likely derived from kalf (“sloughing land”). Originally an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Het Kalf

Proper noun

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Het Kalf n

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

References

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