Hoogblokland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as blocland in 1331. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and Middle Dutch blokland (“land without access to nearby roads”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Laagblokland.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧blok‧land

Proper noun

Hoogblokland n

  1. a village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Hoogbloklander
  • Hoogbloklands

References

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