Meerkerk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merkerke in 1266. Compound of Middle Dutch mere (“lake”) and kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːr.kɛrk/
  • Hyphenation: Meer‧kerk

Proper noun

Meerkerk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Meerkerker
  • Meerkerks

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “meerkerk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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