Harlingen

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Pronunciation

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City in the Netherlands:

City in Texas:

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹlɪnd͡ʒɪn/

Proper noun

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Harlingen

  1. A city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
  2. A city in Texas, United States.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as herlinge in 1232-1233. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Harilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

See also West Frisian Harns.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑr.lɪ.ŋə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Har‧lin‧gen

Proper noun

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Harlingen n

  1. Harlingen (a city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Almenum, De Blijnse, IJslumburen, Koetille, Koningsbuurt, Luidum, Midlum, Ungabuurt, Voorrijp, Wijnaldum

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “harlingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN