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Meerlo.

a village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmeːr.loː/
  1. a village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as mirlar in 1213. Originally a compound of Old Dutch mîr (“swamp, marsh”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The second element was gradually replaced with lo (“light forest”).

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