Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as gronlo in 1188. Compound of Old Dutch grôn (green) and lo (light forest). Compare Grolloo and Rolde.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Grolle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrun.loː/
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  • Hyphenation: Groen‧lo

Proper noun

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Groenlo n

  1. A city and former municipality of Oost Gelre, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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