Diemen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Diemerbrug ofte Heijn Cijsen brugg in 1575. Originally called Diemerbrug ("Diemen-Bridge") until the hamlet appropriated the name of Oud-Diemen for itself.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: Die‧men

Proper noun

Diemen n

A village and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Meronyms: Oud-Diemen, Over-Diemen, Stammerdijk

Derived terms

Diemenaar
Diemer
Diemerpark
Diemerscheg
Diemer Vijfhoek
Oud-Diemen
Over-Diemen

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “diemen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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