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Kralingen
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Dutch
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Etymology
(Rotterdam) First attested as cralingha in 1244. Potentially derived from dum *cralinge bent embankment or levee or, alternatively, from odt Kralo a personal name suffixed with the collectivising suffix odt -ing-. Formerly an independent village.
(Goeree-Overflakkee) First attested as Cralingen in 1701. Potentially derived from dum *cralinge bent embankment or levee or, alternatively, from odt Kralo a personal name suffixed with the collectivising suffix odt -ing-. Formerly an independent hamlet. See also zea Kraelingen.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkraː.lɪ.ŋə(n)/
nl Kra lin gen
Proper noun
n
nl en Kralingen neighbourhood/and/former municipality city/Rotterdam p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Goeree-Overflakkee p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Kralingenaar
nl Kralings
nl Kralingen-Crooswijk
nl Kralingse Veer
nl zo oud als de weg naar Kralingen
References
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