Hilversum

 

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Hilversum

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Borrowed from Dutch Hilversum.

Hilversum

1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

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Hilversum

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First attested as hilfercem in 1305. Compound of Middle Dutch Hilfert (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪl.vər.sʏm/

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• Hyphenation: Hil‧ver‧sum

Hilversum n

1. Hilversum (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Egelshoek, Hilversumse Meent

2. (figuratively, metonymically) the national broadcasting sector of the Netherlands

• Hilversummer
• Hilversums
• Hilversumse Meent

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