Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as de Zwaan in 1830-1855. Compound of the name of a road (derived in turn from the name of an inn, derived in turn from zwaan (swan, Cygnus cygnus)) and veld (field).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋaː.nə(n)ˌvɛlt/
  • Hyphenation: Zwa‧nen‧veld

Proper noun

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Zwanenveld n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zwanenveld”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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