Watergraafsmeer
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as watergraeumere in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch watergrave (“drainage channel”) and mere (“lake”). Named after a former lake.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Wa‧ter‧graafs‧meer
Proper noun edit
Watergraafsmeer n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.