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Kerkrade.

a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɛrkˌraː.də/
  1. a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as ad ecclesiam in predio quod est Rode in 1108. Compound of kerk (“church”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”) (from Middle Dutch rods, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *ruddjan (“to clear”)). See also Central Franconian Kirchroa.

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