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Middelburg
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English
Etymology
From en enm Middelburgh (attested in Chaucer), which was borrowed from en dum Middelburgh. Compare en Middlesbrough, en Middleburg and en Middlebury.
Proper noun
en city/and/capital p/Zeeland c/Netherlands.
en municipality p/Zeeland c/Netherlands.
Translations
city
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 米德尔堡
Dutch: nl Middelburg n
French: fr Middelburg
Middle English: enm Middelburgh
Russian: ru Ми́дделбург m
See also
en Middleburg
Anagrams
en bddegilmru Middleburg
Dutch
Etymology
From nl middel- middle burg fortified settlement, castle.
(Zeeland) First attested as mittelburgenses in 1102-1105.
(Zuid-Holland) First attested as middelburgh in 1316. The toponym contrasts with nl Randenburg.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈmɪ.dəlˌbʏrx/
nl Nl-Middelburg.ogg
nl Mid del burg
Proper noun
n
nl Middelburg city/and/municipality/and/capital p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
nl Arnemuiden Brigdamme Kleverskerke Nieuw-Abeele Nieuw- en Sint Joosland Oudedorp Schellach Sint Laurens
nl hamlet/and/former municipality mun/Bodegraven-Reeuwijk p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Middelburger
nl Middelburgs
nl Nieuw Middelburg
References
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