Hoogeveen

English

Proper noun

Hoogeveen

  1. A village in Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Drenthe) Attested as Nie Echten in 1634. Univerbation of hoog +‎ veen. The settlement was initially called Nieuw Echten ("New Echten"). See also Dutch Low Saxon 't Ogeveine, 't Oveine, 't Hogeveine.
  • (Zuid-Holland) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣəˈveːn/, /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn
  • Homophone: Hogeveen

Proper noun

Hoogeveen n

  1. Hoogeveen (a town and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Elim, Fluitenberg, Hollandscheveld, Nieuweroord, Nieuwlande, Nieuw Moscou, Nijstad, Noordscheschut, Pesse, Stuifzand, Tiendeveen
  2. a former hamlet and former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Hoogevener
  • Hoogeveens

References

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