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Dommeldange
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation respelling from en lb Dummeldeng.
According to Théodore de la Fontaine, named after the de Rohrdommel bittern, formerly locally called lb Dompel or lb Rohrdompel, which inhabited the marshy reed beds of the area.Drescherhaus: Dommeldange d’antan et d’aujourd’hui, Ville de Luxembourg, pp. 10–13. Compare German de Dommeldingen and French fr Dommeldange.
Proper noun
en quarter in the north of city/Luxembourg City c/Luxembourg.
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