Sint Maartensvlotbrug

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as St Maartens Vlotbrug in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Sint Maarten and vlotbrug (“retractable floating bridge”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Sint Maar‧tens‧vlot‧brug

Proper noun

Sint Maartensvlotbrug n

  1. A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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