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Medevoort
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as meerenvort in 1430. Compound of nl dum mede middle, mid- and nl voorde ford, crossing. As there is no river near the settlement, it is possible that nl voorde is used here in the rarer sense of "dry road running through a humid area".
Pronunciation
nl /ˈmeː.dəˌvoːrt/
nl Me de voort
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Helmond p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
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