Sint Maarten

* (island and country) Named after Saint Martin of Tours.
* (village) First attested as niwelant in 1289. Named after Saint Martin of Tours.

Sint-Maarten (part of the island of Saint Martin; a dependent territory and constituent country of the Netherlands, located in the Caribbean Sea)


Ethiopiër

nl-noun

Ethiopiër m (plural Ethiopiërs, diminutive Ethiopiërtje n, feminine Ethiopische)

Ethiopiërs (plural)
Ethiopiërtje (diminutive neuter)
Ethiopische (feminine)


Haïtiaan

Haïtiaan m (plural Haïtianen, diminutive Haïtiaantje n, feminine Haïtiaanse)

Haïtianen (plural)
Haïtiaantje (diminutive neuter)
Haïtiaanse (feminine)


Catalaanse

Catalaanse f (plural Catalaansen, masculine Catalaan)

Catalaansen (plural)
Catalaan (masculine)


Somaliër

Somaliër m (plural Somaliërs, diminutive Somaliërtje n, feminine Somalische)

Somaliërs (plural)
Somaliërtje (diminutive neuter)
Somalische (feminine)


Moezel

From Old High German Muosela or directly from Old Dutch [Term?], from Latin Mosella. For the vocalism, compare other Franconian lects, e.g. Luxembourgish Musel.

The Moselle river (a river in France, Luxembourg and Germany)


kolchoz

From Russian колхо́з (kolxóz), contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство (kollektívnoje xozjájstvo, “collective farm, household”).


zandbank

zandbank m (plural zandbanken, diminutive zandbankje n)

zandbanken (plural)
zandbankje (diminutive neuter)

17th century or earlier. Compound of zand + bank.


Micronesië

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) en νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)

Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)


Melanesië

From French Mélanésie (coined by Jules Dumont d'Urville), from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), referring to the skin color of the inhabitants.


Zuid-Soedan

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)


Soedanees

Soedanees m (plural Soedanezen, diminutive Soedaneesje n, feminine Soedanese)

Soedanezen (plural)
Soedaneesje (diminutive neuter)
Soedanese (feminine)

a Sudanese person, an inhabitant of Sudan


Zwitser

Zwitser m (plural Zwitsers, diminutive Zwitsertje n)

Zwitsers (plural)
Zwitsertje (diminutive neuter)


Wit-Rus

Wit-Rus m (plural Wit-Russen, diminutive Wit-Rusje n, feminine Wit-Russische)

Wit-Russen (plural)
Wit-Rusje (diminutive neuter)
Wit-Russische (feminine)


Nijl

Ultimately from Latin Nīlus, from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos), of Semitic origin.


Dode Zee

Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)


Anatolië

Ultimately from Medieval Latin Anatolia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ).


Umbrië

administrative region
administrative region

Umbria (an administrative region in central Italy)


klif

klif n (plural kliffen, diminutive klifje n)

kliffen (plural)
klifje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch clef, clif, from Old Dutch *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.


Utrechter

Utrechter m (plural Utrechters, diminutive Utrechtertje n)

Utrechters (plural)
Utrechtertje (diminutive neuter)


tafelberg

tafelberg m (plural tafelbergen, diminutive tafelbergje n)

tafelbergen (plural)
tafelbergje (diminutive neuter)

From Tafelberg, equivalent to tafel (“table”) + berg (“mountain”).


wereldzee

wereldzee f (plural wereldzeeën, diminutive wereldzeetje n)

wereldzeeën (plural)
wereldzeetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of wereld (“world”) + zee (“sea”). Compare German Weltmeer, Swedish världshav.

com+

all of the Earth's oceans and major seas


Rijsel

From Middle Dutch ijssel (“small island, islet”), calque of Old French l'Isle (“the Island”), itself from Latin Īnsula, from īnsula (“island”). The word has undergone resegmentation, like its French counterpart: ter ijsel (“at the islet”) was resegmented into te Rijsel.

inh

(chiefly Belgium) Lille (the department capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France)


landtong

nl-noun

landtong f (plural landtongen, diminutive landtongetje n)

landtongen (plural)
landtongetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: landtong

→ West Frisian: lântonge (calque)

Compound of land + tong. Cf. German Landzunge, which also dates from the eighteenth century.


nl-proper noun

Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland n

Calque of English United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


Kalimantan

Borrowed from Malay Kalimantan. In the current sense derived from Indonesian Kalimantan.

Kalimantan (A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)


Cocytus

Borrowed from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós).

(Greek mythology) Cocytus (river in Hades)


Saint Kitts en Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean)


geiser

nl-noun

geiser m (plural geisers, diminutive geisertje n)

geisers (plural)
geisertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: geiser

Borrowed from Icelandic Geysir, related to the verb geysa (“to gush”).


zwamp

zwamp m (plural zwampen, diminutive zwampje n)

zwampen (plural)
zwampje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: sampu

Borrowed from English swamp. Related to Dutch zomp (“swamp”) and zwam (“mushroom”).


zomp

zomp m (plural zompen, diminutive zompje n)

zompen (plural)
zompje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch somp, sump, from Old Dutch *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Cognates include Middle English sompe (“marsh, morass”), Middle Low German sump (“marsh, swamp”), German Sumpf (“swamp”).


drasland

drasland n (plural draslanden, diminutive draslandje n)

draslanden (plural)
draslandje (diminutive neuter)


Somalische

Somalische f (plural Somalischen, masculine Somaliër)

Somalischen (plural)
Somaliër (masculine)


Turkmeense

Turkmeense f (plural Turkmeensen, masculine Turkmeen)

Turkmeensen (plural)
Turkmeen (masculine)


Rotterdammer

Rotterdammer m (plural Rotterdammers, diminutive Rotterdammertje n, feminine Rotterdamse)

Rotterdammers (plural)
Rotterdammertje (diminutive neuter)
Rotterdamse (feminine)


Chileen

Chileen m (plural Chilenen, diminutive Chileentje n, feminine Chileense)

Chilenen (plural)
Chileentje (diminutive neuter)
Chileense (feminine)

Probably borrowed from Spanish chileno. Equivalent to Chili + -een.


Euromaidan

Borrowed from Ukrainian Євромайда́н (Jevromajdán), from Євро́па (Jevrópa, “Europe”) + майда́н (majdán, “square”), named after Майда́н Незале́жності (Majdán Nezaléžnosti, “Independence Square”) in Kiev.

Euromaidan (antigovernment protests in Ukrainein 2013 and 2014)

Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the square in Kiev that was the site of antigovernment protests in 2013 and 2014


Ethiopische

Ethiopische f (plural Ethiopischen, masculine Ethiopiër)

Ethiopischen (plural)
Ethiopiër (masculine)


Haïtiaanse

Haïtiaanse f (plural Haïtiaansen, masculine Haïtiaan)

Haïtiaansen (plural)
Haïtiaan (masculine)


Guinee-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Schotse

Schotse f (plural Schotsen, masculine Schot)


Indiër

Indiër m (plural Indiërs, feminine Indiase)

(historical) an inhabitant of the Indies (esp. East Indies), in particular of the Dutch East Indies


Indiase

Indiase f (plural Indiasen, masculine Indiër)

a female Indian (a female inhabitant of the country, India)


Cornwallis

(dated) Cornwall (a duchy and county of England, United Kingdom)


Rotte

The river is first attested as Rotta in 1028. The hydronym is likely derived from a compound of Old Dutch rot (“dirty, muddy”) and ā (“watercourse, river”).
The hamlet is attested in 1899 as Rotte (De). It is named after the river.

A hamlet in Lansingerland, South Holland, Netherlands


watergang

watergang m (plural watergangen, diminutive watergangetje n)

watergangen (plural)
watergangetje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈʋaː.tərˌɣɑŋ/

From Middle Dutch waterganc, from Old Dutch *watargank. Equivalent to water + gang.

a waterway used for diverting disposed excess water


Elsenfors

(obsolete) Helsinki (the capital city of Finland)


Dender

A river in Belgium, flowing through Aalst


Antwerpenaar

Antwerpenaar m (plural Antwerpenaren or Antwerpenaars, diminutive Antwerpenaartje n, feminine Antwerpse)

Antwerpenaren (plural)
Antwerpenaars (plural)
Antwerpenaartje (diminutive neuter)
Antwerpse (feminine)

a native or inhabitant of Antwerp, Belgium; an Antwerpian


Braziliaan

Braziliaan m (plural Brazilianen, diminutive Braziliaantje n, feminine Braziliaanse)

Brazilianen (plural)
Braziliaantje (diminutive neuter)
Braziliaanse (feminine)


Leie

First mention in 694 as Legia, which is likely of Celtic origin, meaning flowing; related legaim in Old-Irish means to flow

the Lys (a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt at Gent)


Rupel

* from Celtic-Germanic rim- (flowing) en -pel (swamp, pond)
* alternatively, contraction of the Brabantian ruig or ruw (rough) with the Latin palus, 'swamp' (Ru-peel)


Inn

Inn (a right tributary of the Danube in Switzerland, Austria and Germany)


Dommel

Referenced in Latin by Willibrord as a river in Texandria (roughly, Brabant and its vicinity) by the name Duthmala (727 CE). Elsewhere it is attested as Dutmala around the same time. The second element is Old Dutch mala (“dale, lowland”) (found in placenames, compare Ezemaal, Watermaal, etc.); the first is uncertain.


inham

inham m (plural inhammen, diminutive inhammetje n)

inhammen (plural)
inhammetje (diminutive neuter)


Zaan

First attested as sadne around 1214. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Proto-Germanic *saða (“sated, full”) and a derivation from *sauþ- (“bubbling water”).

unk

uncertain


Vaticaan

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Cubaan

nl-noun

Cubaan m (plural Cubanen, diminutive Cubaantje n, feminine Cubaanse)

Cubanen (plural)
Cubaantje (diminutive neuter)
Cubaanse (feminine)

Probably borrowed from Spanish cubano or Latin cūbānus. Equivalent to Cuba + -aan.

Cuban (inhabitant or national of Cuba, or one of Cuban descent)


Merwede

From Middle Dutch marwede, from Old Dutch Meriwido, Merewede, *Meriwidu, a compound of meri (“lake, sea”) + *widu (“wood”). An older, outdated, explanation derives it from an earlier Merwe or Merowe, meaning "wide water".

A river in South Holland, Netherlands near the Drechtsteden, and part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta


Athener

Athener m (plural Atheners, feminine Atheense)


Beier

Beier m (plural Beieren, diminutive Beiertje n, feminine Beierse or Beierin)

Beieren (plural)
Beiertje (diminutive neuter)
Beierse (feminine)
Beierin (feminine)


Kroaat

Borrowed from German Kroate. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ. Doublet of kravat.


Leeuwarder

Leeuwarder m (plural Leeuwarders, diminutive Leeuwardertje n)

Leeuwarders (plural)
Leeuwardertje (diminutive neuter)

Equivalent to Leeuwarden + -er, perhaps from West Frisian Ljouwerter.


Irakees

Irakees m (plural Irakezen, feminine Irakese)

Iraqi (someone from Iraq or of Iraqi descent)


Karpaten

Carpathians (a mountain range in Central Europe and Eastern Europe)


Barbarije

(dated, historical) Barbary (the Mediterranean coastal region of North Africa)


Bulgaar

Bulgaar m (plural Bulgaren, diminutive Bulgaartje n, feminine Bulgaarse)

Bulgaren (plural)
Bulgaartje (diminutive neuter)
Bulgaarse (feminine)

Wat een haartje... met zo'n Bulgaartje!

What a hairstyle... with a Bulgar like that! (old slogan for Bulgaria hair gel)


trialoog

(European Union) trialogue; an informal negotiating meeting between representatives of the European Commission, European Council and the European Parliament in order to arrive at a compromise for a law proposal


triloog

Borrowed from French trilogue, ultimately from Latin trialogus.

(chiefly European Union, rare otherwise) Alternative form of trialoog


Vlaamse

Vlaamse f (plural Vlaamsen, masculine Vlaming)


gors

gors f or n (plural gorsen, diminutive gorsje n)

gorsen (plural)
gorsje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch gors, variant of gras. Doublet of gras.

a plain or marsh near river mouths, unprotected by dykes


Markermeer

Meronym: Gouwzee

A lake in the Netherlands, between North Holland and Flevoland, separated from the IJsselmeer by the Houtribdijk


IJsselmeer

A lake in the Netherlands, formerly part of the Zuiderzee


IJssel

From Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eys- (“to move quickly”).

der

A river in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, the Netherlands; a branch of the Rhine


Berlijner

nl-noun

Berlijner m (plural Berlijners, feminine Berlijnse)

Berlijners (plural)
Berlijnse (feminine)


Algerijn

Algerijn m (plural Algerijnen, diminutive Algerijntje n, feminine Algerijnse)

Algerijnen (plural)
Algerijntje (diminutive neuter)
Algerijnse (feminine)

/ˌɑl.ɣəˈrɛi̯n/

Algerian (person from Algeria or of Algerian heritage)


Kersteiland

From kerst + eiland, calque of English Christmas Island.

Christmas Island
Christmas Island#English

Christmas Island (a territory of Australia)


Sardijn

Sardijn m (plural Sardijnen, feminine Sardijnse)


Arabië

From Middle Dutch arabien, possibly from Old Dutch [Term?], from Latin Arabia.


Dominicaan

Dominicaan m (plural Dominicanen, feminine Dominicaanse)

Dominicanen (plural)
Dominicaanse (feminine)

Dominican (person from the Dominican Republic)


Catalaan

Catalaan m (plural Catalanen, feminine Catalaanse)

Catalanen (plural)
Catalaanse (feminine)

Borrowed from French catalan or Spanish catalán, from Catalan català.

Catalan, inhabitant or native of Catalonia


Venetiaan

Venetiaan m (plural Venetianen, feminine Venetiaanse)

Venetianen (plural)
Venetiaanse (feminine)

a Venetian, an inhabitant or native of Venice


strandmeer

strandmeer n (plural strandmeren, diminutive strandmeertje n)

strandmeren (plural)
strandmeertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: strandmeer

Compound of strand (“beach”) + meer (“lake”).


Israëli

Israëli m (plural Israëli's, feminine Israëlische)

Israëli's (plural)
Israëlische (feminine)

der

יִשְׂרְאֵלִי

Hebrew יִשְׂרְאֵלִי


Zuid-Afrikaan

nl-noun

Zuid-Afrikaan m (plural Zuid-Afrikanen, feminine Zuid-Afrikaanse)

Zuid-Afrikanen (plural)
Zuid-Afrikaanse (feminine)


Zuid-Koreaan

Zuid-Koreaan m (plural Zuid-Koreanen, diminutive Zuid-Koreaantje n)

Zuid-Koreanen (plural)
Zuid-Koreaantje (diminutive neuter)


Zweed

Zweed m (plural Zweden, diminutive Zweedje n, feminine Zweedse)

Zweden (plural)
Zweedje (diminutive neuter)
Zweedse (feminine)


West-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Cambodjaan

Cambodjaan m (plural Cambodjanen, feminine Cambodiaanse)

Cambodjanen (plural)
Cambodiaanse (feminine)


Oezbeek

Oezbeek m (plural Oezbeken, feminine Oezbeekse)


Drontermeer

A lake in the Netherlands, located between Flevoland, Gelderland and Overijssel.


Groninger

an inhabitant or native of the city Groningen


estuarium

estuarium n (plural estuariums, diminutive estuariumpje n)

estuariums (plural)
estuariumpje (diminutive neuter)


Maleisiër

Maleisiër m (plural Maleisiërs, feminine Maleisische)

Maleisiërs (plural)
Maleisische (feminine)


Syriër

Syriër m (plural Syriërs, feminine Syrische)


Corsicaan

Corsicaan m (plural Corsicanen, feminine Corsicaanse)

Corsicanen (plural)
Corsicaanse (feminine)


Ghanees

Ghanees (adverbial positive predicative)
Ghaneser (adverbial comparative predicative)
het Ghaneest (adverbial predicative superlative)
het Ghaneeste (adverbial predicative superlative)
Ghanese (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
Ghanesere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
Ghaneeste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
Ghanees (indefinite neuter positive singular)
Ghaneser (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
Ghaneeste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
Ghanese (indefinite plural positive)
Ghanesere (comparative indefinite plural)
Ghaneeste (indefinite plural superlative)
Ghanese (definite positive)
Ghanesere (comparative definite)
Ghaneeste (definite superlative)
Ghanees (partitive positive)
Ghanesers (comparative partitive)

Ghanaian, of, from or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people


Ghanees

Ghanees m (plural Ghanezen, diminutive Ghaneesje n, feminine Ghanese)

Ghanezen (plural)
Ghaneesje (diminutive neuter)
Ghanese (feminine)

a Ghanaian, person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent


Oost-Afrika

Compound of oost (“east”) + Afrika (“Africa”).


Centraal-Afrika

From centraal + Afrika. Probably a calque.

the Equatorial subcontinent Central Africa

Central African Republic
Central African Republic

Central African Empire
Central African Empire

the country Central African Republic, once briefly the Central African Empire


Dominicaanse

Dominicaanse f (plural Dominicaansen, masculine Dominicaan)

Dominicaansen (plural)
Dominicaan (masculine)

Dominican (female from the Dominican Republic)


Amerikaans-Samoa

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


Amerikaans-Samoaan

Amerikaans-Samoaan m (plural Amerikaans-Samoanen, feminine Amerikaans-Samoaanse)

Amerikaans-Samoanen (plural)
Amerikaans-Samoaanse (feminine)


Amerikaans-Samoaanse

Amerikaans-Samoaanse f (plural Amerikaans-Samoaansen, masculine Amerikaans-Samoaan)

Amerikaans-Samoaansen (plural)
Amerikaans-Samoaan (masculine)


Belaroes

Transliteration of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ), compare Dutch Belarus.

translit

Geboorte-afwijkingen en groeistoornissen bij kinderen zijn in de Oekraïne met 230 procent en in Belaroes met 180 procent toegenomen en het aantal kinderen met ernstige immuniteitsproblemen is 2 tot 3,5 maal zo hoog als vroeger.

1992 March 28, “Gevolgen van 'Tsjernobyl' onderschat [Consequences of 'Chernobyl' underestimated]”, in Limburgsch dagblad, Heerlen, page 5:

Birth defects and growth disorders in children have increased by 230% in Ukraine and 180% in Belarus, and the number of children with serious immunity problems is 2 to 3.5 times higher than it used to be.

We zouden niet ‘Belarus’ moeten schrijven, maar ‘Belaroes’, net zoals de schrijver wiens naam in het Engels wordt getranscribeerd als ‘Turgenev’ in Nederlandse recensies ‘Toergenjev’ heet.

2020 September 15, “Nee, Belaroes [No, 'Belaroes']”, in NRC Handelsblad:

We should not write 'Belarus', but 'Belaroes', just as the writer whose name is transcribed in English as 'Turgenev' is called 'Toergenjev' in Dutch book reviews.

(rare) Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)


Eritreeër

nl-noun

Eritreeër m (plural Eritreeërs, feminine Eritrese)

Eritrean (person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent)


hoogvlakte

hoogvlakte f (plural hoogvlakten or hoogvlaktes)

hoogvlakten (plural)
hoogvlaktes (plural)

Afrikaans: hoogvlakte

Compound of hoog (“high”) + vlakte (“plain”).

plateau (elevated, largely level plain of land)


Arabische Zee

the Arabian Sea, part of the Indian Ocean south of peninsular Arabia


Noord-Macedonië

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Vlist

First attested as in den vlist in 1259. The toponym is derived from the river name, which is potentially derived in turn from Middle Dutch vlies (“layer of intertwined vegetation growing on top of a swamp”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t or, alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *flu-.


Mary's Fancy

Borrowed from English Mary's Fancy. The neighbourhood is named after a former plantation.


Jordaan

Attested as Jordane in 1691. The use of this name for the neighborhood dates to the 17th century, when the Prinsengracht canal was first constructed, which was at that time apparently jokingly referred to by the name of the Jordan river. The neighborhood that was built beyond the canal around that time then came to be known by the same name (possibly first being referred to as over de Jordaan, "beyond the Jordan river [i.e., Prinsengracht]", before simply being referred to as Jordaan).
Other etymologies for the name of the neighborhood have been proposed (such as a derivation from French jardin), but are generally considered less plausible.

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Gein

First attested as Middle Dutch gheyne in 1321, deriving either from the Germanic hydronym *Gaginô or from a term cognate to German gähnen (“yawn”).
The hamlet and neighborhood are both named after the river.
Compare Geyen.

A minor river in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands.


Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea

Netherlands New Guinea
Netherlands New Guinea

Netherlands New Guinea (colonial territory)


Cyprioot

nl-noun

Cyprioot m (plural Cyprioten, feminine Cypriotische or Cyprische)

Cyprioten (plural)
Cypriotische (feminine)
Cyprische (feminine)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs).


Moldaviër

Moldaviër m (plural Moldaviërs, feminine Moldavische)

Moldaviërs (plural)
Moldavische (feminine)


geoïde

Borrowed from French géoïde, from German Geoid.


Zenne

An old Germanic or Gaulish word for a watercourse. Zenne, Sinne and Seine are derivatives that can be found as names of Belgian and French rivers, but also in the original name of the municipality of Zonnebeke as Sinnebeche. French speakers call the Belgian river Zenne the Senne and a tributary is the Senette. A more distant relative would be the Dutch river Zaan.

Senne (a now partially covered river in Hainaut, Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant, Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium)


Samber

the Sambre (a river in France and Belgium)


Centraal-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Oost-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Zuid-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Zuidoost-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Slowaak

Slowaak m (plural Slowaken, diminutive Slowaakje n, feminine Slowaakse)

Slowaken (plural)
Slowaakje (diminutive neuter)
Slowaakse (feminine)


Anslo

Adapted borrowing of Old Norse Ósló, Ásló, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *lauhaz (“clearing, meadow”).

Oslo (a city and municipality, the capital of Norway; official name: Oslo)


Brusselse

Brusselse f (plural Brusselsen, masculine Brusselaar)

Brusselsen (plural)
Brusselaar (masculine)


IJmeer

A lake in the Netherlands between Amsterdam and Almere; formerly part of the Zuiderzee


maaiveldcultuur

maaiveldcultuur f (plural maaiveldculturen)

De maaiveldcultuur in Nederland ontmoedigt het opvallen.

The tall poppy syndrome in the Netherlands discourages standing out.

Hij voelt de effecten van de maaiveldcultuur in zijn werk.

He feels the effects of the tall poppy syndrome in his work.

De maaiveldcultuur kan innovatie en ambitie beperken.

The tall poppy syndrome can limit innovation and ambition.


Gouwzee

Holonym: Markermeer

A lake in the Netherlands, specifically the part of the Markermeer that is located to the west of Marken


Wener

Wener m (plural Weners, feminine Weense)


Weense

Weense f (plural Weensen, masculine Wener)


zandplaat

zandplaat f (plural zandplaten, diminutive zandplaatje n)

zandplaten (plural)
zandplaatje (diminutive neuter)


Quackjeswater

A lake in South Holland, Netherlands, near the western shore of the island of Voorne.


vloedvlakte

vloedvlakte f (plural vloedvlakten or vloedvlaktes, diminutive vloedvlaktetje n)

vloedvlakten (plural)
vloedvlaktes (plural)
vloedvlaktetje (diminutive neuter)


Biebrza

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Biebrza.


Lauwers

A river in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen, Netherlands


Drentse Aa

From Drents and the common hydronymic element Aa.

A river in the provinces of Drenthe and Groningen, Netherlands


Noord-Afrika

Compound of noord (“north”) + Afrika (“Africa”).


Eritrese

Eritrese f (plural Eritresen, masculine Eritreeër)

Eritresen (plural)
Eritreeër (masculine)


Eem

From Middle Dutch Eme. The hydronym Amer/Hamer (as in Amersfoort and Hamersveld-Oud) is of the same origin.


Ghanese

Ghanese f (plural Ghanesen, masculine Ghanees)


Libiër

Libiër m (plural Libiërs, diminutive Libiërtje n, feminine Libische)

Libiërs (plural)
Libiërtje (diminutive neuter)
Libische (feminine)


Marokkaanse

Marokkaanse f (plural Marokkaansen, masculine Marokkaan)

Marokkaansen (plural)
Marokkaan (masculine)


Soedanese

Soedanese f (plural Soedanesen, masculine Soedanees)

Soedanesen (plural)
Soedanees (masculine)


Armeniër

Armeniër m (plural Armeniërs, diminutive Armeniërtje n, feminine Armeense)

Armeniërs (plural)
Armeniërtje (diminutive neuter)
Armeense (feminine)


Armeense

Armeense f (plural Armeensen, masculine Armeniër)


Luxemburgse

Luxemburgse f (plural Luxemburgsen, masculine Luxemburger)

Luxemburgsen (plural)
Luxemburger (masculine)

a woman from Luxembourg (country or city)


Kazakse

Kazakse f (plural Kazaksen, masculine Kazak)


Kazachse

Kazachse f (plural Kazachsen, masculine Kazach)


buitensporigetekortenprocedure

buitensporigetekortenprocedure f (plural buitensporigetekortenprocedures)

From buitensporig + tekort + -en- + procedure.

af

excessive deficit procedure (EDP) (a measure to limit the debt of EU Member States, as stipulated in Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)


zoutmeer

nl-noun

zoutmeer n (plural zoutmeren, diminutive zoutmeertje n)

zoutmeren (plural)
zoutmeertje (diminutive neuter)


Noorse

Noorse f (plural Noorsen, masculine Noor)


Roemeen

Roemeen m (plural Roemenen, diminutive Roemeentje n, feminine Roemeense)

Roemenen (plural)
Roemeentje (diminutive neuter)
Roemeense (feminine)


Londenaar

Londenaar m (plural Londenaars, feminine Londense)


Londense

Londense f (plural Londensen, masculine Londenaar)

Londensen (plural)
Londenaar (masculine)


Taedong

The river that flows through Pyongyang in North Korea.


Noord-Koreaan

Noord-Koreaan m (plural Noord-Koreanen, diminutive Noord-Koreaantje n)

Noord-Koreanen (plural)
Noord-Koreaantje (diminutive neuter)


Tongaans

Tongaans (adverbial positive predicative)
Tongaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
Tongaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
Tongaanse (indefinite plural positive)
Tongaanse (definite positive)
Tongaans (partitive positive)


Geul

A river in Belgium and Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river flows into the Meuse as a tributary in the province of Limburg.


waddeneiland

waddeneiland n (plural waddeneilanden, diminutive waddeneilandje n)

waddeneilanden (plural)
waddeneilandje (diminutive neuter)

From wad (“tidal mudflat”) + -en- + eiland (“island”).


Jordaniër

nl-noun

Jordaniër m (plural Jordaniërs, diminutive Jordaniërtje n, feminine Jordaanse)

Jordaniërs (plural)
Jordaniërtje (diminutive neuter)
Jordaanse (feminine)


Libanees

nl-adj

Libanees (comparative Libaneser, superlative meest Libanees or Libaneest)

Libaneser (comparative)
meest Libanees (superlative)
Libaneest (superlative)


Libanees

nl-noun

Libanees m (plural Libanezen, feminine Libanese)


Thailandse

Thailandse f (plural Thailandsen, masculine Thailander)

Thailandsen (plural)
Thailander (masculine)


Gazaan

Gazaan m (plural Gazanen, feminine Gazaanse)

From Gaza + -aan. The reintroduction has likely been influenced by English Gazan.

(obsolete) Philistine inhabitant of Gaza


Wolynië

From Polish Wołyń / Ukrainian Воли́нь (Volýnʹ) + -ië, or perhaps adapted from Latin Volhynia.

Volhynia, a historical region in what is now Ukraine


Karpatië

By surface analysis, Karpaten + -ië, but likely a loan: compare English Carpathia.

Carpathia (The region of the Carpathian Mountains, in Central Europe)


arafatsjaal

arafatsjaal m (plural arafatsjaals, diminutive arafatsjaaltje n)

arafatsjaals (plural)
arafatsjaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From Arabic Yasser Arafat (yāsir ʕarafāt, “Yasser Arafat, a 20th century Palestinian leader”) + sjaal (“scarf”). Arafat very regularly wore a keffiyeh in his public appearances.

compound

يَاسِر عَرَفَات


Palestijnensjaal

nl-noun

Palestijnensjaal m (plural Palestijnensjaals, diminutive Palestijnensjaaltje n)

Palestijnensjaals (plural)
Palestijnensjaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From Palestijn (“Palestinian”) + -en- + sjaal (“scarf”).


Mexicaan

nl-noun

Mexicaan m (plural Mexicanen, diminutive Mexicaantje n, feminine Mexicaanse)

Mexicanen (plural)
Mexicaantje (diminutive neuter)
Mexicaanse (feminine)


Castilië

From Spanish Castilla, ultimately from Latin castellum. Doublet of kasteel, chateau, Kessel, castellum, ketella, and telo.


Litouwer

nl-noun

Litouwer m (plural Litouwers, diminutive Litouwertje n, feminine Litouwse)

Litouwers (plural)
Litouwertje (diminutive neuter)
Litouwse (feminine)


Sloveen

Sloveen m (plural Slovenen, diminutive Sloveentje n, feminine Sloveense)

Slovenen (plural)
Sloveentje (diminutive neuter)
Sloveense (feminine)


Parijzenaar

Parijzenaar m (plural Parijzenaars, feminine Parijse)

Parijzenaars (plural)
Parijse (feminine)


West-Europa

Compound of west (“west”) + Europa (“Europe”).


Roer

Roer, Rur; a river originating in Belgium, flowing through Germany to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river flows into the Meuse in the province of Limburg.