Nijmegen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Nijmegen.

Proper noun

Nijmegen

  1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Translations

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Nimwèège (dialect form)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Nieumeghen, Nimeghen, from Latin Noviomagus, the short form of Ulpia Noviomagus Batavōrum. Compare Neumagen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛi̯ˌmeː.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Nij‧me‧gen

Proper noun

Nijmegen n

  1. Nijmegen (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
    Synonyms: Nimma (“slang, nickname”), Havana aan de Waal (“perjorative nickname”), Moskou aan de Waal (“perjorative nickname”), Knotsenburg (“Carnival nickname”)
    Meronyms: Koudenhoek, Lent, Ooyse Schependom

Derived terms
  • Nijmegenaar
  • Nijmeegs

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Nijmegen f

  1. Nijmegen (a city in the Netherlands)
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