Noord

See also: noord

English

Proper noun

Noord

1. A short tidal river in the western Netherlands.
2. A town in Aruba.
3. A hamlet in North Brabant, Netherlands.
4. A resort in Suriname.

Anagrams

• donor, rondo

Dutch

Etymology

• (Aruba) Derived from noord (“north”). The settlement was named for its location near the northern tip of the island.
• (Netherlands) First attested as Het Noord in 1838-1857. Derived from noord (“north”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːrt/

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• Hyphenation: Noord
• Rhymes: -oːrt
• Homophone: noord

Proper noun

Noord n

1. A town in Aruba.
2. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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