Muiden

English translation: Mouth of the River

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Dutch term or phrase:Muiden
English translation:Mouth of the River
Entered by: burak sengir

23:43 Jun 22, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / ancient rome
Dutch term or phrase: Muiden
"...het is geen toeval dat in deze tijd bij de monding van de Tiber een fort werd gebouwd met de naam Ostia, 'Muiden'."
burak sengir
Türkiye
Local time: 01:22
Mouth of the River (or leave untranslated)
Explanation:
Muiden is the name of a Dutch port city.

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Note added at 22 hrs (2010-06-23 22:16:20 GMT)
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Thanks Barend, for the additional explanation. The name Ostia occurs repeatedly in Muiden and that should also have triggered something!
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Canada
Local time: 15:22
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3Mouth of the River (or leave untranslated)
Frank van Thienen (X)
3river delta
Carolyn Gille


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Mouth of the River (or leave untranslated)


Explanation:
Muiden is the name of a Dutch port city.

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Note added at 22 hrs (2010-06-23 22:16:20 GMT)
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Thanks Barend, for the additional explanation. The name Ostia occurs repeatedly in Muiden and that should also have triggered something!

Example sentence(s):
  • It was called Amuda, meaning "mouth of the (river) A".

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muiden
Frank van Thienen (X)
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Local time: 15:22
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river delta


Explanation:
A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river... if it's flowing into the sea.


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Delta
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_delta
Carolyn Gille
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