Etymology
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Attested as Valendries in 1865. Compound of vaal (“pale, faded”) and dries (“uncultivated land, temporarily fallow land”). Compare Valenberg.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈvaː.lə(n).dris/
- Hyphenation: Va‧len‧dries
Proper noun
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Valendries n
- A neighborhood of Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “valendries”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN