Enschede

English

Proper noun

Enschede

  1. A city in Overijssel, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.

Dutch
location map of Enschede in the Netherlands

Etymology

Attested from the 12th century as Middle Dutch Anneschethe, Anescede, Enscede, of uncertain meaning; either near the border (with Bentheim) or near the Es (?); compare also Old Saxon scethia (“border”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɛnsxəˌdeː/

Proper noun

Enschede ?

  1. Enschede (a city in Overijssel, Netherlands)
  2. Enschede (a municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands)
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