IJ

See also: ij, íj, -ij, and ij
IJ U+0132, IJ
LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE IJ
ı
[U+0131]
Latin Extended-A ij
[U+0133]

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Alternative forms

Letter

IJ (lower case ij, mixed case Ij)

  1. A digraph from the letters I and J.

See also


English

Etymology

From Dutch IJ.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /eɪ/

Proper noun

IJ

  1. A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam.
    • 1999, Philipp Blom, translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A brief life of the city, Vintage 2001, p. 9:
      Velsen, a considerable Roman garrison, was not far away; moreover, for centuries the windy IJ formed part of the northern border of the Roman Empire.

Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛi̯/
  • (file)

Proper noun

IJ n

  1. the IJ
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