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Schilkampen.

a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

11 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˈsxɪl.kɑm.pə(n)/
  1. a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

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First attested as Schilcampen in 1562. Calque of West Frisian Skilkampen, a compound of skyl (“seashell”) and the plural form of kamp (“enclosed piece of land”). The area around the hamlet was formerly used as a storage site for seashells used in the production of chalk.

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