Kadoelen
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Etymology edit
- (Overijssel) First attested as cadolen in 1381-1383. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch kade (“quay, embankment”) and doel (“ditch dug to delineate the boundary between two fields”). Compare Den Dool and Sandoel.
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as quaecoelen in 1373. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch kade (“quay, embankment”) and doel (“ditch dug to delineate the boundary between two fields”). Compare Den Dool and Sandoel.
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Proper noun edit
Kadoelen n
- A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.