Blauwestad

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of blauw (“blue”) and stad (“city”). The element blauw refers to the lakes around the community.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯.əˌstɑt/
  • Hyphenation: Blau‧we‧stad

Proper noun

Blauwestad n

  1. a village in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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