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Urk.

Urk (a village, municipality, and former island in Flevoland, Netherlands)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ʏrk/
  1. Urk (a village, municipality, and former island in Flevoland, Netherlands)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as urch in 966. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from *urd-k ("little island") is impossible. A proposed link between Urk and the Orkney Islands is implausible.

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