Bankras
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as banckenmeer in 1399. Named after the former Bankrasmeer lake, a compound of the name of Saint Pancras and Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”). The lake may have been part of a parish dedicated to the saint.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Ban‧kras
Proper noun[edit]
Bankras n
- A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.