wassenaar

From wassen (“to grow, to increase”) +‎ -e- +‎ -naar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑ.sə.naːr/

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• Hyphenation: was‧se‧naar

wassenaar m (plural wassenaars, diminutive wassenaartje n)

1. A crescent, incomplete lunar disk
2. The same as heraldic or other emblem; especially used by the Ottomans and Muslim states in general, hence (but rarely by this name) considered an Islamic pendant to the Christian cross and used as metaphore for Islam etc.

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