Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as van de poort van Triniteit around 1600. Derived from triniteit (Holy Trinity). Named after a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtri.niˈtɛi̯t/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tri‧ni‧teit
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Proper noun

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Triniteit n

  1. A neighbourhood of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “triniteit”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN