Niel

English

a civilian's row house at the Sint-Hubertus plein

Etymology

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Proper noun

Niel

1. A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.

Translations

Flemish town

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Anagrams

• LEIN, LINE, Line, Neil, Nile, lien, line

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Dutch

Etymology

• Possibly from the medieval word niel meaning "thrown face-down in the depths", from the Germanic nihwulia or niwaialho (meaning: "headlong, downward"). Furthermore, places with "Niel" in their names have been shown to invariably be lower-lying

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [nil]

Proper noun

Niel ?

1. town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.