Amersfoort
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Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑməɹsfɔɹt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːməsfɔːt/
Proper noun edit
Amersfoort
- A city and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands.
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Etymology edit
First attested as amersfoirde in 1028. Compound of the hydronym Amer (likely identical or cognate to Eem) and Old Dutch furda (“ford, crossing”). Compare Amerongen.
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Proper noun edit
Amersfoort n
- Amersfoort (a city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands).
- Synonyms: A'foort, Keistad (nickname), Trekkersgat (Carnaval nickname)
- Meronyms: Buurtsdijk, Coelhorst, Hoogland, Hooglanderveen, Stoutenburg-Noord, Zeldert