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Amersfoort
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɑməɹsfɔɹt/ GA
en /ˈɑːməsfɔːt/ RP
Proper noun
en city/and/mun in p:suf/Utrecht c/Netherlands.
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
First attested as amersfoirde in 1028. Compound of the hydronym Amer (likely identical or cognate to nl Eem) and nl odt furda ford, crossing. Compare nl Amerongen.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈaː.mərsˌfoːrt/
nl Nl-Amersfoort.ogg
nl Amers foort
Proper noun
n
nl Amersfoort city/and/municipality p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
nl A'foort Keistad Trekkersgat nickname Carnaval nickname
nl Buurtsdijk Coelhorst Hoogland Hooglanderveen Stoutenburg-Noord Zeldert
Derived terms
nl Amersfoorter
nl Amersfoorts
References
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