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Alphen aan den Rijn
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Alphen aan den Rijn.
Proper noun
1
en city/and/municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
nl:
Alternative forms
nl Alphen aan de Rijn common but typically proscribed
Etymology
First attested as Albanianis around 300. Potentially derived from the hypothetical hydronym *Albhano-, derived in turn from ine-pro *alb- white, pale. Compare the hydronym de Elbe.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌɑl.fə(n) aːn də(n) ˈrɛi̯n/
nl Nl-Alphen aan den Rijn.ogg
nl Al phen aan den Rijn
nl ɛi̯n 5
Proper noun
n
nl Alphen aan den Rijn city/and/municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands without city rights
nl Aarlanderveen Bent Benthorn Benthuizen Boskoop De Roemer Draaibrug Gnephoek Gouwsluis Groenendijk Hazerswoude-Dorp Hazerswoude-Rijndijk Heimansbuurt Hogeveen Hoorn Koudekerk aan den Rijn Laag Boskoop Loete Ridderbuurt Rietveld 's-Molenaarsbuurt Spoelwijk Voorweg Westeinde Zwammerdam
Derived terms
nl Alphenaar
nl Alphens
References
alphen