Eendracht

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Named after a watercourse located to the east of Tholen, derived from a compound of Middle Dutch heen (sea clubrush, Bulboschoenus maritimus) and -drecht (ferry, watercourse). The initial H- was gradually lost, and the hydronym was reinterpreted to eendracht (concord).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Een‧dracht

Proper noun

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Eendracht n

  1. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “eendracht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN