English
Randstad
Randstad comes from Dutch Randstad.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentRandstad
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Dutchc. 1500–presentRandstad
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Dutch Randstad
Today it means
name A region, a roughly crescent-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands which includes the four largest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague) and surrounds the Groene Hart.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch Randstad / Randstad