Langenboom

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Langebom (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Langenboom in 1794. Compound of lang (“long”) and boom (“barrier”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋə(n)ˌboːm/
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧boom

Proper noun

Langenboom n

  1. a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Verkuskopperiek (Carnival nickname)

References

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