Vrijenban

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as libero banno in 1206-1215. Compound of Middle Dutch vrij (“free”) and ban (“legal district”).

The neighbourhood in Rijswijk is named after the neighbourhood in Delft.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Vrij‧en‧ban

Proper noun

Vrijenban n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Rijswijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “vrijenban”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN