Venlo

English

Proper noun

Venlo

  1. A city and municipality in Limburg, Netherlands.

Anagrams


Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uennelon around 1100. Possibly a compound of ven (small pool in a forest or heath) and lo (light forest). Alternatively a compound of veen (bog, marsh) and lo (pool).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛn.loː/
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  • Hyphenation: Ven‧lo

Proper noun

Venlo n

  1. Venlo (a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Arcen, Belfeld, Blerick, Boekend, Bolenberg, Bong, Brandemolen, De Krosselt, De Voort, Egypte, Geloo, Hanik, Hasselderheide, Hasselt, Het Vorst, Hout-Blerick, Leemhorst, Lingsfort, Lomm, Schandelo, Steyl, Tegelen, 't Ven, Veld, Velden, Vilgert, Wielder

Derived terms

  • Venlonaar
  • Venloër, Venloos

References

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