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Borrowed from Dutch Nijmegen.

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Nijmegen

  1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

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From Middle Dutch Nieumeghen, Nimeghen, from Latin Noviomagus, the short form of Ulpia Noviomagus Batavōrum. Compare Neumagen.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛi̯ˌmeː.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Nij‧me‧gen

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Nijmegen n

  1. Nijmegen (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
    Synonyms: Nimma (slang, nickname), Havana aan de Waal (nickname), Moskou aan de Waal (nickname), Keizerstad (nickname), Knotsenburg (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Koudenhoek, Lent, Ooyse Schependom

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References

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

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Nijmegen f

  1. Nijmegen (a city in the Netherlands)