Amersfoort

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑməɹsfɔɹt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːməsfɔːt/

Amersfoort

1. A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

First attested as amersfoirde in 1028. Compound of the hydronym Amer and Old Dutch furda (“ford, crossing”). Compare Amerongen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.mərsˌfoːrt/

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• Hyphenation: Amers‧foort

Amersfoort n

1. 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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• Amersfoorts

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