Amstelveen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Amstelveen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæmstəlˌvɛn/

Proper noun

Amstelveen

  1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as amestelrevene in 1308. From Amstel (“Amstel”, a river) +‎ veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑmstəlˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Am‧stel‧veen

Proper noun

Amstelveen n

  1. Amstelveen (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands) without city rights.
    Synonym: Turvegat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Bovenkerk, Nes aan de Amstel, De Zwarte Kat

Derived terms
  • Amstelvener
  • Amstelveens

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