Pelikaan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Pelicaan in 1838-1857. Derived from pelikaan (“pelican”). Originally the name of an inn or a windmill.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpeː.liˈkaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Pe‧li‧kaan
  • Rhymes: -aːn
  • Homophone: pelikaan

Proper noun

Pelikaan n

  1. A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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