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Batenburg
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as batenburg in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as battenburg in 1166. Perhaps a compound of nl odt bata good and nl burg fortified settlement, castle. A different interpretation identifies this settlement with la Batavodurum.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbaː.tə(n).bʏrx/
nl Ba ten burg
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/former municipality mun/Wijchen p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Pompestad<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Batenburger
nl Batenburgs
References
batenburg