Almere

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ælˈmɛɹə/, /ælˈmiɹə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ælˈmɛəɹə/, /ælˈmɪəɹə/

Proper noun

Almere

1. A city and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.

Translations

city in the Netherlands

• Dutch: Almere (nl)
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Almere

• Georgian: ალმერე (almere)
• German: Almere (de)
• Hindi: आलमेरे (ālmere)
• Latin: Almeria f
• Marathi: आलमेरे (ālmere)
• Portuguese: Almere f
• Russian: Алме́ре m (Almɛ́rɛ)

Anagrams

• Lamere, Marlee, Mealer, leamer, mareel, mealer, realme

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de toekomstige stad Almere in 1973. Named after the ancient hydronym Almere (first attested in 755-768), likely a compound of aal (“eel”) and Old Dutch mere (“lake, pool”). The current city is located roughly where the former lake was located.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑlˈmeː.rə/

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• Hyphenation: Al‧me‧re
• Rhymes: -eːrə

Proper noun

Almere n

1. (historical) a former lake in the Netherlands.
2. Almere (a city and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands).

Derived terms

• Almeerder
• Almeers
• Almere Buiten
• Almere Haven
• Almere Hout
• Almere Pampus
• Almere Poort
• Almere Stad

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Almere.

Proper noun

Almere f

1. Almere (a city and municipality of the Netherlands)