Wassenaar

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as wasnare in 1200. Compound of Old Dutch wasn (“sharp”) and har (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑ.səˌnaːr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Was‧se‧naar

Proper noun[edit]

Wassenaar n

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands, located between The Hague and Leiden.
    Meronyms: Den Deijl, Maaldrift, Rijksdorp

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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