Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as scipliede in the 12th century. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Middle Dutch schiplede (navigable watercourse). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to lieden (people).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schip‧lui‧den

Proper noun

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Schipluiden n

  1. A village and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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