Hoek van Holland

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as den Hoek van Holland in 1769. Derived from hoek (“sharp bend, corner”) and the toponym Holland.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Hoek van Hol‧land

Proper noun

Hoek van Holland n

  1. a village in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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