Schipholt

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Etymology

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First attested as Schipholt in 1936. Compound of schip (ship) and holt (rising deciduous forest). Wood from the forest was formerly used to construct ships.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɪp.ɦɔlt/
  • Hyphenation: Schip‧holt

Proper noun

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Schipholt n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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