IJburg

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of the hydronym IJ and burg (“manor, castle”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: IJ‧burg

Proper noun

IJburg n

1. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Buiteneiland, Centrumeiland, Grote Rieteiland, Haveneiland, Kleine Rieteiland, Rieteiland-Oost, Steigereiland, Strandeiland, Zeeburgereiland

Derived terms

• IJburger
• IJburgs

 

Further reading

• IJburg on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl