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Rijs.

a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/rɛi̯s/
  1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as riis in 1333. Likely derived from a term cognate to rijs (“young branch, twig, brushwood”).

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