Langeraar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoegher are in 1295-1296. Compound of Middle Dutch lang (“long, elogated”) and the hydronym Aar, for which see Ter Aar. The toponym contrasts with Korteraar.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧ger‧aar

Proper noun

Langeraar n

  1. A village in Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Plassegat (Carnival nickname)

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