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Hoofddorp
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kruisdorp in 1867. Compound of nl hoofd head-, chief and nl dorp village. Originally named Kruisdorp after the village's central location in the Haarlemmermeer. The settlement was renamed in 1868 as it became the chief settlement of the polder.
Pronunciation
nl Hoofd dorp
Proper noun
n
nl town mun/Haarlemmermeer p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl Meerbonkendorp<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Hoofddorper
nl Hoofddorps
References
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