Kraaienburg

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Kraaijenburg in 1886. Compound of the plural form of kraai (crow, Corvus corone) and burg (manor). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Kraai‧en‧burg

Proper noun

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Kraaienburg n

  1. A hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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