Flevoland
English
Derived terms
- Flevolander
Translations
province of the Netherlands
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Flevo, a lake or inland sea near or identical to the Zuiderzee, mentioned by Pomponius Mela in De chorographia. The element Vlie, as in Vlieland, is thought to be cognate, with both names being derived from the same root as the verb vloeien (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfleː.voːˌlɑnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Fle‧vo‧land
- Rhymes: -eːvoːlɑnt
Derived terms
- Flevolander
- Flevolands
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fle.vɔ.lɑ̃d/
Proper noun
Flevoland m
- Flevoland
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɛ.vɔ.lant/, /ˈflɛj.vɔ.lant/
- Rhymes: -ɔlant
- Syllabification: Fle‧vo‧land
Derived terms
adjective
- flevolandzki
Portuguese
Alternative forms
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