Almere

English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Almere

  1. A city and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de toekomstige stad Almere in 1973. Named after the ancient hydronym Almere (first attested in 755-768), likely a compound of aal (eel) and Old Dutch mere (lake, pool). The current city is located roughly where the former lake was located.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑlˈmeː.rə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Al‧me‧re
  • Rhymes: -eːrə

Proper noun

Almere n

  1. Almere (a city and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands).
  2. (historical) A lake, in Roman times and the Middle Ages more or less located at the location of the current IJsselmeer.

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Almere.

Proper noun

Almere f

  1. Almere (a city and municipality of the Netherlands)
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