Rijnenburg
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested as Rijnesteijn in 1665. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former knightly manor.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Rij‧nen‧burg
Proper noun[edit]
Rijnenburg n
- A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.