Breedeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Breedeveen in 1899. Compound of breed (“broad”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bree‧de‧veen

Proper noun

Breedeveen n

  1. a hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “breedeveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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