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IJsselham
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sillehem in 1132. Perhaps a compound of nl dum sîle discharge sluice and nl ham alluvial land located in the bend of a river. The first element was gradually reinterpreted to the hydronym nl IJssel.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɛi̯.səlˌɦɑm/
nl IJs sel ham
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet/and/former municipality mun/Steenwijkerland p/Overijssel c/Netherlands
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