Dordrecht meaning in English

The name seems to mean 'thoroughfare'; a ship-canal or river through which ships were pulled by rope from one river to another, as here between the Dubbel and ...

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a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: chief port of the Netherlands until the 17th century. Pop: 120 000 (2003 est). Also called: Dort.

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3 days ago — Dordrecht definition: a city in southwest Netherlands, on the Waal River.. See examples of DORDRECHT used in a sentence.

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Proper noun. Dordrecht. A city, municipality, and island of South Holland, Netherlands.

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The name Dordrecht comes from Thyre, the name of a river, and Middle Dutch drecht "ford", thus meaning "Thure river crossing". Some documentation speaks of the ...

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There is some controversy concerning the etymology of its name, but it essentially means a “thoroughfare.” This is due to the fact that the city is actually on ...

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a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: chief port of the Netherlands until the 17th century.

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... Dordrecht comes from the 13th-century term thuredriht, meaning 'thoroughfare.' The locals are proud of their history and also of their ...

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Dordrecht, gemeente (municipality), southwestern Netherlands, at the divergence of the Merwede, Noord, Oude Maas (Old Meuse), and Dordtse Kil rivers.

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(Dutch ˈdɔrdrɛxt) (Placename) a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: chief port of the Netherlands until the 17th century.

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