Retranchement

Dutch

Etymology

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.

See also Zealandic Truzement.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Retranchement n

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

References

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