IJburg

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of the hydronym IJ and burg (“manor, castle”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: IJ‧burg

Proper noun

IJburg n

A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Meronyms: Buiteneiland, Centrumeiland, Grote Rieteiland, Haveneiland, Kleine Rieteiland, Rieteiland-Oost, Steigereiland, Strandeiland, Zeeburgereiland

Derived terms

IJburger
IJburgs

Further reading

IJburg on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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