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Noordwolde
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Dutch
Etymology
(Friesland) First attested as noortwolde in 1408. Compound of nl noord north-, northern and nl wold swamp forest, marsh forest.
(Groningen) First attested as nordawalda in 1384. Compound of nl noord north-, northern and nl wold swamp forest, marsh forest. The element nl noord was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Zuidwolde.
Pronunciation
nl /noːrtˈʋɔl.də/
nl Noord wol de
nl ɔldə 3
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Weststellingwerf p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl village mun/Het Hogeland p/Groningen c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Noordwolde-Zuid
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