Papendrecht

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as papendreht in 1105. Compound of Old Dutch Papo (“a personal name”) or pape (“cleric”) and dreht (“ferry, watercourse”) (see -drecht). Compare Barendrecht, Duivendrecht and Woensdrecht.

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pen‧drecht

Proper noun[edit]

Papendrecht n

  1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Matena, Oosteind

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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