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War.

a hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ʋɑr/
  1. a hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as werum in 1433. Borrowed from West Frisian It War, derived in turn from Old Frisian were (“plot of land, landed property”), later reinterpreted to West Frisian war (“low-lying grassland”).

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