Waterloo

/ˈʋaː.tərˌloː/

nötr

FELEMENKÇE → TR

Tanım

•a village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815 · a hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands · a hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

Etimoloji

* (Belgium) From Middle Dutch [Term?], composed of water (“water”) + loo (“light forest, wood”). * (Utrecht) Named after Waterloo in Belgium in memory of the Battle of Waterloo. The choice of name may have been influenced by nearby Austerlitz. * (Zeeland) First attested as Waterloo in 1853. Named after Waterloo in Belgium in memory of the Battle of Waterloo.