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Woerden

  1. A city and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands.

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Etymology edit

First attested as wirda sometime after 786. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch uurth (artificial mound used for habitation) or Old Frisian uurth (artifical mound used for habitation).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋuːr.də(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Woer‧den
  • Rhymes: -uːrdən

Proper noun edit

Woerden n

  1. A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Barwoutswaarder, Bekenes, Breeveld, Breudijk, Geestdorp, Gerverscop, Haanwijk, Harmelen, Harmelerwaard, Houtdijken, Indijk, Kamerik, Kanis, Kromwijk, Lagebroek, Mijzijde, Oud-Kamerik, Reijerscop, Rietveld, 's-Gravensloot, Teckop, Teylingen, Zegveld

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References edit

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