Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as bedekte Wegen en Glacis in 1740. Derived from glacis (glacis). Named after a section of Bergen op Zoom's fortifications.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ɣlaːˈsi/
  • Hyphenation: Het Gla‧cis
  • Rhymes: -i

Proper noun

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Het Glacis n

  1. A neighbourhood of Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN