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Landgraaf
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Landgraaf.
Proper noun
en municipality p/Limburg c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Landgraaf in 1803-1820. Derived from nl landgraaf complex of earthen walls used to defend and delineate territory. The name initially referred solely to the municipality, but gradually came to be applied to the conurbation within it. Compare nl Landerd and nl Landweert.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈlɑntˌxraːf/
nl Nl-Landgraaf.ogg
nl Land graaf
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/municipality p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl Hopel Nieuwenhagen Rimburg Schaesberg Waubach
Derived terms
nl Landgravenaar
nl Landgraafs
References
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