Hoogemeeden

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and the plural form of a variant of made (“pasture”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lagemeeden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌmeː.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧mee‧den

Proper noun

Hoogemeeden n

  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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