Watergraafsmeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as watergraeumere in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch watergrave (“drainage channel”) and mere (“lake”). Named after a former lake.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Wa‧ter‧graafs‧meer

Proper noun

Watergraafsmeer n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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