Korteraar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as neder are in 1295-1296. Compound of Middle Dutch cort (“short”) and the hydronym Aar, for which see Ter Aar. The toponym contrasts with Langeraar.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Kor‧ter‧aar

Proper noun

Korteraar n

  1. A village in Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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