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Middelburg.

Middelburg (a city, municipality, and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɪ.dəlˌbʏrx/
  1. Middelburg (a city, municipality, and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands)

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  2. a hamlet and former municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

From middel- (“middle”) + burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). * (Zeeland) First attested as mittelburgenses in 1102-1105. * (Zuid-Holland) First attested as middelburgh in 1316. The toponym contrasts with Randenburg.

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