Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as Millingen in 1583. Derived from Old Dutch Millo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.lɪ.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Mil‧li‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪɣən

Proper noun

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Milligen n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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