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Doesburg.

Doesburg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdus.bʏrx/
  1. Doesburg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)

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Where this word comes from

First attested as dusburg in 1025. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound derived from Old Dutch dust (“brushwood”) or dôse (“mossy fen”) and burg (“reinforced settlement, castle”). Compare Donzel, Dunsborg, Duisburg, Duisenburg and Duisdorf. See also Dutch Low Saxon Doezebarg.

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