Retranchement

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Een groot en seer sterck Retrenchement in 1617. Derived from French retranchement (“field fortification”). Named after a set of fortifications constructed in 1622 to protect the area from the Spanish Army.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌreː.trɑn.ʃəˈmɛnt/
Hyphenation: Re‧tran‧che‧ment
Rhymes: -ɛnt

Proper noun edit

Retranchement n

A village and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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