Maastricht

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Maastricht

  • /ˈmɑːstrɪkt/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch Maastricht, ultimately from Latin Mosae Trāiectum.

proper noun

  1. A city and capital of Limburg province, Netherlands. “A shift from jus soli to jus sanguinis has been witnessed in Asia in the course of the twentieth century,” wrote Olivier Vonk at the Maastricht Centre in a 2017 paper.
  2. A municipality in Limburg, Netherlands.

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name capital city of the Dutch province of Limburg

EspañolMaastricht, Mastrique
한국어마스트리히트 Maseuteurihiteu
日本語マーストリヒト Māsutorihito
中文馬斯特里赫特 /马斯特里赫特 Mǎsītèlǐhètè
हिन्दीमासट्रिख़्ट māsṭrixṭ
PortuguêsMaastricht, Mastrique
DeutschMaastricht
ΕλληνικάΜάαστριχτ Máastricht
RomânăMaastricht
РусскийМаа́стрихт Maástrixt, Маастри́хт Maastríxt
العربيةمَاسْتْرِخْت māstriḵt, مَاسْتْرِيخْت mastriḵt

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@misc{maastricht_2026,
  title = {Maastricht},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maastricht},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}