Wassenaar

See also: wassenaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wasnare in 1200. Compound of Old Dutch wasn (“sharp”) and har (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑ.səˌnaːr/
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Hyphenation: Was‧se‧naar

Proper noun

Wassenaar n

A village and municipality of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, located between The Hague and Leiden.
Meronyms: Den Deijl, Maaldrift, Rijksdorp

Derived terms

Wassenaarder
Wassenaars
Nieuw-Wassenaar
Oud-Wassenaar

References

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

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