IJ en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /eɪ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch IJ.
Meanings
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A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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.
1999, Geert Mak, translated by Philipp Blom, Amsterdam: A brief life of the city, Vintage, published 2001, page 9:
Forms
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