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waterwolf.

water (personification of water as the national enemy)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋaːtərˌʋɔlf/
  1. water (personification of water as the national enemy)

    Netherlands · literary · masculine
  2. any body of water that is a threat to nearby land

    Netherlands · masculine
Where this word comes from

Coined by Joost van den Vondel in Aen den Leeuw van Hollant (1641), a work of propaganda for draining the Haarlemmermeer. Compound of water (“water”) + wolf (“wolf”).

name/ˈʋaːtərˌʋɔlf/
  1. the Haarlemmermeer

    Netherlands · literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Coined by Joost van den Vondel in Aen den Leeuw van Hollant (1641), a work of propaganda for draining the Haarlemmermeer. Compound of water (“water”) + wolf (“wolf”).

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