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Aalsmeer
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Aalsmeer.
Proper noun
en village/and/municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
First attested as alsmaer in the 12th century. Compound of an unclear first element and nl dum meere pool or dum mare watercourse. The first element may be dum Al a personal name, dum als alder, Alnus sp. or gem-pro *alha- moose, Alces alces species. The first element is not derived from nl alles all or nl aal eel, Anguilla anguilla.
Pronunciation
nl /aːlsˈmeːr/
nl Nl-Aalsmeer.ogg
nl Aals meer
nl eːr 2
Proper noun
n
nl Aalsmeer village/and/municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl Calslagen Kudelstaart Oosteinde Vrouwentroost
Derived terms
nl Aalsmeerder
nl Aalsmeers
nl Aalsmeerderbrug
References
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