"Lelystad" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈleː.liˌstɑt/ Audio: Nl-Lelystad.ogg
Etymology: From Lely + stad (“town, city”). The former after Cornelis Lely, one of the planners of the land reclamation projects in the former Zuiderzee. The name was given in 1952. Etymology templates: {{com|nl|Lely|stad|t2=town, city}} Lely + stad (“town, city”) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Lelystad n
  1. Lelystad (a city, municipality, and capital of Flevoland, Netherlands) Wikipedia link: Cornelis Lely, Zuiderzee Works Tags: neuter Categories (place): Cities in Flevoland, Netherlands, Cities in the Netherlands, Municipalities of Flevoland, Netherlands, Places in Flevoland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands Synonyms: Lelijkstad, Knarregat Derived forms: Lelystatter, Lelystads, Lelijkstad (english: pejorative nickname)
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