Roosendaal

Roosendaal

1. A city and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands.

• Roozendaol (dialect spelling)

First attested as in loco dicto rosendale in 1268. Compound of roos (“rose, Rosa sp.”) and a stretched variant of dal (“dale, valley”). The toponym is part of a family of names that became fashionable at the end of the 12th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈroː.zə(n)ˌdaːl/

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• Hyphenation: Roo‧sen‧daal
• Rhymes: -oːzəndaːl
• Homophone: Rozendaal

Roosendaal n

1. Roosendaal (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).

   Synonym: Tullepetaonestad (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Akker, Boeiink, Borteldonk, Brembosch, Bulkenaar, De Rotting, Everland, Haiink, Hazelaar, Heerle, Heijbeek, Hoevestein, Hollandsdiep, Hulsdonk, Kruisstraat, Moerstraten, Nieuwenberg, Nispen, Oostlaar, Plantage Centrum, Vijfhoek, Vinkenbroek, Visdonk, Vleet, Vroenhout, Wouw, Wouwse Hil, Wouwse Plantage, Zoomvliet

• Roosendaler
• Roosendaals
• Roosendaal en Nispen