Bims

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Bims

  1. plural of Bim

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortened from Bijlmermeer.

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Bims c

  1. (informal, humorous) Synonym of Bijlmermeer
    Ik heb tien jaar in de Bims gewoond.
    I lived in Bijlmermeer for ten years.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German pumeze, bumez, bimz, from Old High German pumiz, from Proto-West Germanic *pumic (pumice stone).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Bims m (strong, genitive Bimses, plural Bimse)

  1. pumice

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