Doesburg
English
editProper noun
editDoesburg
- A town in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
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editEtymology
editFirst attested as dusburg in 1025. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound derived from Old Dutch dust (“brushwood”) or dôse (“mossy fen”) and burg (“reinforced settlement, castle”). Compare Donzel, Dunsborg, Duisburg, Duisenburg and Duisdorf.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Doezebarg.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDoesburg n
- Doesburg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
- Meronyms: Beinum, Molenveld, Wemmersweerd
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- en:Towns in Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Towns in the Netherlands
- en:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of the Netherlands
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- nl:Cities in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Cities in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands