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Ridderkerk
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Ridderkerk.
Proper noun
en town/and/municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
nl:
Alternative forms
nl Rekàrk dialect form
Etymology
First attested as riderkerke in 1280-1287. Compound of the toponym Riede (likely derived from the dative singular form of odt riet reed) and nl dum kerke church. The first element was gradually reinterpreted to nl ridder knight.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈrɪ.dərˌkɛrk/
nl Nl-Ridderkerk.ogg
nl Rid der kerk
nl ɛrk 3
Proper noun
n
nl town/and/municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl Bolnes Oostendam Oude-Molen Rijsoord Slikkerveer Strevelshoek Wevershoek Zwaantje Zwet
Derived terms
nl Ridderkerker
nl Ridderkerks
References
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