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Goudswaard
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Gouswaerd dialect form
Etymology
First attested as terram que corendich dicitur in 1246. Compound of nl dum goud gold and dum waard riverine island, polder area surrounded by water. The settlement may have been named for the high value of the land around it.
Pronunciation
nl Gouds waard
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Hoeksche Waard p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Goudswaarder
nl Goudswaards
References
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