Pelikaan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Pelicaan in 1838-1857. Derived from pelikaan (“pelican”). Originally the name of an inn or a windmill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeː.liˈkaːn/

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• Hyphenation: Pe‧li‧kaan
• Rhymes: -aːn
• Homophone: pelikaan

Proper noun

Pelikaan n

1. A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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