Hoornderveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hoorns Veenen in 1781. Compound of the toponym Hoorn and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦoːrn.dərˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Hoorn‧der‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Hoornderveen n

  1. a hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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