Rupel
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See also: rûpel
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Rupel_Belgium.jpg/220px-Rupel_Belgium.jpg)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Rupel
Translations
[edit]river in northern Belgium
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Rupel_Belgium.jpg/220px-Rupel_Belgium.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]- from Celtic-Germanic rim- (flowing) en -pel (swamp, pond)
- alternatively, contraction of the Brabantian ruig or ruw (rough) with the Latin palus, 'swamp' (Ru-peel)
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Rupel f
- A river in northern Belgium.