Geel

English Etymology en :bor nl:Geel 1 + Proper noun en city p/Antwerp c/Belgium. en Angus Chen For Centuries, A Small Town Has Embraced Strangers With Mental Illness w:NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/07/01/484083305/for-centuries-a-small-town-has-embraced-strangers-with-mental-illness 2016-07-01 For over 700 years, residents of Geel have been accepting people with mental disorders, often very severe mental disorders, into their homes and caring for them. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324205626/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/07/01/484083305/for-centuries-a-small-town-has-embraced-strangers-with-mental-illness Dutch nl:+ Etymology The name is from the same source as the adjective nl geel yellow and dates back to the Middle Ages. Formerly spelled nl Gheel. Pronunciation nl /ɣeːl/ nl Nl-Geel.ogg nl Geel nl eːl 1 nl geel Proper noun n nl city p/Antwerp c/Belgium nl Bel Elsum Holven Kievermont Larum Oosterlo Punt Stelen Ten Aard Winkelom Winkelomheide Zammel Hunsrik Pronunciation hrx /ˈkeːl/ Noun n Geele hrx Gelleb See also Further reading hrx Colors Low German Alternative forms gael some Dutch Low Saxon varieties Noun nds noun yellow nds Yellows Colors