Leiden

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Leiden

  • /ˈlaɪdən/ UK
  • /ˈleɪdən/ US

Rhymes with -aɪdən, -eɪdən

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Leyden

  1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.

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name city in South Holland

EspañolLeiden, Leyden
한국어레이던 Reideon, 라이덴 Raiden
日本語ライデン Raiden, レイデン Reiden
中文萊頓 /莱顿 Láidùn, 來登 /来登 Láidēng
हिन्दीलेइडन leiḍan
PortuguêsLeiden, Leida
FrançaisLeyde
DeutschLeiden
ItalianoLeida
ΕλληνικάΛέιντεν Léinten
РусскийЛе́йден Léjden
العربيةلَايْدَن lāydan, لَيْدَن laydan
עבריתלֶיּדֶן, ליידן Léyden

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"Leiden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leiden. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Leiden. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leiden

Chicago

"Leiden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leiden.

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@misc{leiden_2026,
  title = {Leiden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leiden},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}