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Ridderbuurt
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Ridderbuurt in 1714. Compound of nl ridder knight and nl buurt hamlet. The toponym may refer to a group of knights who lived near the current hamlet. Alternatively, the name may have been given to mock the inhabitants.
Pronunciation
nl Rid der buurt
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Alphen aan den Rijn p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Ridderveld
References
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