Keizerrijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Keizerrijk in 1899. Derived from keizerrijk (“empire”). Perhaps a pun built around Keizer (“a surname”) and rijk (“realm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛi̯.zərˌrɛi̯k/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kei‧zer‧rijk
  • Homophone: keizerrijk

Proper noun

Keizerrijk n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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