Berlijn

== Dutch == === Etymology === Perhaps borrowed from German Berlin. Insofar as the name has undergone diphthongisation it must be of some age; hence possibly inherited from Middle Dutch [Term?], from Middle Low German [Term?]. The city was of relevance since circa 1250. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛrˈlɛi̯n/, /bərˈlɛi̯n/ Hyphenation: Ber‧lijn Rhymes: -ɛi̯n === Proper noun === Berlijn n Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany) Berlin (a state of Germany, containing the capital city) a settlement and former plantation in Para, Suriname ==== Derived terms ==== Berlijner Berlijns Berlijnse Muur Oost-Berlijn West-Berlijn ==== Related terms ==== berliner