Meanings
proper noun
- A city and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.
Origin
- Middle DutchMiddelburgh
- Middle EnglishMiddelburgh
- EnglishMiddelburg
From Middle English Middelburgh (attested in Chaucer), which was borrowed from Middle Dutch Middelburgh. Compare Middlesbrough, Middleburg and Middlebury.
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Chinese Mandarin 米德尔堡
- 米德尔堡city
Dutch Middelburg
- Middelburgcity
French Middelburg
- Middelburgcity
Russian Ми́дделбург
- Ми́дделбург (Míddelburg)city
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Cite this entry
APA
Middelburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middelburg
MLA
“Middelburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middelburg. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Middelburg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middelburg.
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