Amsterdamscheveld

First attested as Het Amsterdamsche Veld in 1851-1855. Compound of the toponym Amsterdam and veld (“field”). The settlement was financed by a group of entrepreneurs from Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): /ɑm.stərˌdɑm.səˈvɛlt/
• Hyphenation: Am‧ster‧dam‧sche‧veld
• Rhymes: -ɛlt

Amsterdamscheveld n

1. A hamlet in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

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