English

Proper noun

Bergen op Zoom

1. A city and municipality situated in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Translations

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Berghen op Soom, Berghen op Zoom obsolete

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɛrɣə(n) ɔp ˈsoːm/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bergen op den soom ‎(literally “hills on the edge/border”). Equivalent to bergen ‎(“hills”) + op ‎(“upon”) + zoom ‎(“edge, border”).

Proper noun

Bergen op Zoom n

1. Bergen op Zoom (city in North Brabant, the Netherlands)

Descendants

• English: Bergen op Zoom