Kandelaar

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as de Kandelaer in 1712. Derived from kandelaar (“chandelier”). Originally the name of an inn which used a chandelier on its signs.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Kan‧de‧laar

Proper noun[edit]

Kandelaar n

  1. A hamlet in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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