Willemstad
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Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad (literally "Williamtown").
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Willemstad
- The capital city of Curaçao.
- A city and town in North Brabant, the Netherlands.
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capital city of Curaçao
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- (Curaçao) Compound of Willem (“a personal name”) and stad (“city”). Named after William II of Orange (1626-1650).
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Willemstat in 1639. Compound of Willem (“a personal name”) and stad (“city”). Named after William I of Orange (1533-1584).
- (Friesland) Attested as Willemstad (De) in 1899. Etymology uncertain. Possibly named after one of the first inhabitants or by a local family. The hamlet may also have been named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant, which had heroically resisted a French siege in 1793. See also Dutch Low Saxon De Willemstad and West Frisian Willemstêd.
- (Groningen) First attested as WILLEMSTAD (DE) in 1849. Named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant by a group of veterans of the Ten-Day Campaign.
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Willemstad n
- The capital city of Curaçao.
- A city and former municipality of Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kakeldonk (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
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Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad.
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Willemstad f
- Willemstad, the capital city of Curaçao
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Borrowed from Dutch Willemstad.
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Willemstad
- Willemstad, the capital city of Curaçao.