Wormerveer

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as onsen Dorpe van Zaan in 1503. Compound of the toponym Wormer and veer (ferry). The settlement was initially called Zaan after the nearby river.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Wor‧mer‧veer

Proper noun

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Wormerveer n

  1. A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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