Amersfoort
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English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑməɹsfɔɹt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːməsfɔːt/
Proper noun
Amersfoort
- A city and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as amersfoirde in 1028. Compound of the hydronym Amer (likely identical or cognate to Eem) and Old Dutch furda (“ford, crossing”). Compare Amerongen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Amersfoort n
- Amersfoort (a city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands)
- Synonyms: A'foort, Keistad (nickname), Trekkersgat (Carnaval nickname)
- Meronyms: Buurtsdijk, Coelhorst, Hoogland, Hooglanderveen, Stoutenburg-Noord, Zeldert
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- en:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- en:Places in Utrecht, Netherlands
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- nl:Cities in Utrecht, Netherlands
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- nl:Places in Utrecht, Netherlands
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