Creil

English

Proper noun

Creil

  1. A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  2. A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Creil in 1950. Named after a former forest and sand bar. See also Kreil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /krɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Creil
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
  • Homophones: Kreijl, Kreil

Proper noun

Creil n

  1. A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Schuimenland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Creilenaar
  • Creiler

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