Zandvoort

English

Etymology

Dutch Zandvoort

Pronunciation

• (Dutch) IPA^(key): /ˈzɑntfoːrt/

Proper noun

Zandvoort

1. A village, municipality, and beach resort in North Holland, The Netherlands.

Translations

Zandvoort, Haarlem, Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands

• Dutch: Zandvoort (nl)

Dutch

Etymology

• (North Holland): First attested as santfort in 1105-1120. Equivalent to zand (“sand”) +‎ voorde (“ford, crossing”). From Middle Dutch Sandevoerde (literally “sand ford”). Compare Sandford.
• (Gelderland): (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
• (Utrecht): Compound of zand (“sand”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Named after a former hamlet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑnt.foːrt/

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• Hyphenation: Zand‧voort

Proper noun

Zandvoort n

1. Zandvoort (a village, municipality, and beach resort in North Holland, Netherlands).

   Meronym: Bentveld

2. A hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Zandvoorter
• Zandvoorts

Descendants

• → English: Zandvoort

References

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