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Overijssel

Overijssel proper noun: a province of the Netherlands, with Zwolle as capital city and Enschede the largest city.

overijssel: a province of the Netherlands, with Zwolle as capital city and Enschede the largest city
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Proper noun

Overijssel

  1. A province of the Netherlands, with Zwolle as capital city and Enschede the largest city.

Origin of Overijssel

Borrowed from Dutch Overijssel, meaning “[land] across the IJssel”, from the perspective of the bishopric of Utrecht by which it was held until 1528.

Questions about Overijssel

What does Overijssel mean?
Overijssel means a province of the Netherlands, with Zwolle as capital city and Enschede the largest city.
What part of speech is Overijssel?
Overijssel is a proper noun.

Words near Overijssel in the dictionary

  1. overidentifies
  2. overidentify
  3. overidentifying
  4. overideologization
  5. overidle
  6. Overijssel
  7. overillumination
  8. overillustrate
  9. overillustrated
  10. overillustrates
  11. overillustrating

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