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Vrijenban

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as libero banno in 1206-1215. Compound of Middle Dutch vrij (“free”) and ban (“legal district”).

The neighbourhood in Rijswijk is named after the neighbourhood in Delft.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Vrij‧en‧ban

Proper noun edit

Vrijenban n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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