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Flevo
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Flevo-
English
Lake +
Proper noun
en historical A lake in what is now the Netherlands, known in Roman times.
en Lake Flevo
Derived terms
en Flevoland
Dutch
Etymology
nl la Flēvō, a lake or inland sea near or identical to the Zuiderzee, mentioned by Pomponius Mela in De chorographia.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈfleː.voː/
Proper noun
nl Lakes nl historical Flevo lake in what is now the Netherlands, known in Roman times
nl Flevomeer
Usage notes
This word is not commonly used to refer to the lake; the form nl Flevomeer is generally encountered (although "het meer Flevo" is found in some texts). This non-compounded form, however, is commonly used to form new compounds referring to the lake or to the province of nl Flevoland which is named after the lake.
Derived terms
nl Flevoland Flevomeer Flevopark Flevopolder Flevowijk
Further reading
nl Flevomeer
Latin
Pronunciation
Flēvō
Proper noun
Flēvō ?
la hapax Flevo, a lake in what is now the Netherlands.
Descendants
nl 1 Flevo Flevoland
Proper noun
la proper noun form Flēvō
la Flēvum dat//abl s