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Geleen
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geleen geléen
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as glene around 1148, attested with certainty as glene in 1201. Derived from the hydronym *Glani ("the shining one"). It is unclear whether the hydronym is of Celtic, Germanic, or Old European origin. Compare nl Glane.
See also li Gelaen.
Pronunciation
nl /ɣəˈleːn/
nl Nl-Geleen.ogg
nl Ge leen
nl eːn
Proper noun
n
nl town/and/former municipality mun/Sittard-Geleen p/Limburg c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Geleender
nl Geleens
nl Munstergeleen
nl Oud-Geleen
nl Sittard-Geleen
References
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