Lelystad
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch Lelystad. Named after Dutch politician and civil engineer Cornelis Lely (1854–1929).
Proper noun
[edit]Lelystad
- A city and capital of Flevoland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.
Translations
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Lely + stad (“town, city”). Named after Dutch politician and civil engineer Cornelis Lely (1854–1929).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lelystad n
- Lelystad (a city, municipality, and capital of Flevoland, Netherlands)
- Synonyms: Lelijkstad (perjorative nickname), Knarregat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
[edit]- Lelystatter
- Lelystads
- Lelijkstad (pejorative nickname)
References
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- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms borrowed from Dutch
- English eponyms
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Flevoland, Netherlands
- en:Cities in the Netherlands
- en:Provincial capitals of the Netherlands
- en:Places in Flevoland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of Flevoland, Netherlands
- Dutch compound terms
- Dutch eponyms
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Cities in Flevoland, Netherlands
- nl:Cities in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of Flevoland, Netherlands
- nl:Provincial capitals of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Flevoland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands