"Groningen" meaning in Dutch

See Groningen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɣroː.nɪ.ŋə(n)/ Audio: Nl-Groningen.ogg
Rhymes: -oːnɪŋən Etymology: First attested as groningi in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Dutch Grôn (a personal name) or Groni (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. A derivation from a hydronym *Gron suffixed with -ing- is less likely. Compare Groeningen. The province was named after the city. See also Dutch Low Saxon Grunnen. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|odt|Grôn|pos=a personal name}} Old Dutch Grôn (a personal name), {{cog|nds-nl|Grunnen}} Dutch Low Saxon Grunnen Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Groningen n
  1. Groningen (a city, municipality, and capital of Groningen, Netherlands) Tags: neuter Categories (place): Cities in Groningen, Netherlands, Cities in the Netherlands, Municipalities of Groningen, Netherlands, Places in Groningen, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands Synonyms: Stad
    Sense id: en-Groningen-nl-name-QjaA~rNe Categories (other): Provincial capitals of the Netherlands, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 13 19 2 3 3 23 2 2 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 39 27 33 Meronyms: Achter-Thesinge, Boltklap, Bouwerschap, Bovenrijge, Dilgt, Dorkwerd, Emmerwolde, Engelbert, Essen, Euvelgunne, Felland, Garmerwolde, Glimmen, Haren, Harenermolen, Hemert, Hemmen, Hoogkerk
  2. Groningen (a province of the Netherlands) Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in the Netherlands, Provinces of the Netherlands Meronyms: Eemsdelta, Groningen, Het Hogeland, Midden-Groningen, Oldambt, Pekela, Stadskanaal, Veendam, Westerkwartier, Westerwolde
    Sense id: en-Groningen-nl-name-KZgH6I1t Categories (other): Groningen, Netherlands, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 13 19 2 3 3 23 2 2 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 39 27 33
  3. a village and ressort in Saramacca, Suriname Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Suriname, Villages in Suriname
    Sense id: en-Groningen-nl-name-ridpR0Be Categories (other): Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 13 19 2 3 3 23 2 2 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 39 27 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Groninger, Gronings, Klein Groningen, Midden-Groningen Related terms: Ommelanden, Stad en Lande
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.