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Margraten
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Sente Marien Rod in 1284. Derived from a compound of the name of the St. Maria ad Gradus monastery near Cologne and nl rode land cleared of trees.
See also li Mergraote.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈmɑrˌɣraː.tə(n)/
nl Nl-Margraten.ogg
nl Mar gra ten
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Eijsden-Margraten p/Limburg c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Margratenaar
nl Margratens
nl Eijsden-Margraten
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