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Bankras.

a neighbourhood of Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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  1. a neighbourhood of Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as banckenmeer in 1399. Named after the former Bankrasmeer lake, a compound of the name of Saint Pancras and Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”). The lake may have been part of a parish dedicated to the saint.

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