Etymology

Leiden

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Today it means: A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university. Full definition →

Dutch Leiden
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromLeiden
  2. English todayLeiden

Borrowed from Dutch Leiden (for further etymology see there).

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