Drouwenerveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Gasselter en Drouwer Veenen in 1781. Compound of the toponym Drouwen and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdrɑu̯.ə.nərˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Drou‧we‧ner‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Drouwenerveen n

  1. a village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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