Uithoorn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uthornen in 1292. Derived from Middle Dutch uuthorn (“triangular or horn-shaped piece of land”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Uit‧hoorn

Proper noun

Uithoorn n

1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

   Meronyms: De Banken, De Kwakel

Derived terms

• Uithoorner
• Uithoorns

References

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