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Spijkerkwartier
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gulden spiker in 1556. Compound of nl spijker granary (itself in turn derived from nl la spīcārium granary) and nl kwartier city quarter, neighbourhood. Named for the granaries that were located on the site of the current neighbourhood in the Middle Ages.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈspɛi̯.kər.kʋɑrˌtiːr/
nl Spij ker kwar tier
Proper noun
n
nl neighborhood city/Arnhem p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
References
spijkerkwartier