Waterloo

French

proper noun
Definitions
  • (village in Walloon Brabant); the site of a major military battle in 1815.

Etymology

Compound from Middle Dutch water (water) + Middle Dutch loo (forest, sacred wood, thicket).

Origin

Middle Dutch

loo

Gloss

forest, sacred wood, thicket

Concept
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Ontological Category

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