Molenbaan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Moelen Straet in 1790. Compound of molen (“mill”) and baan (“thoroughfare”). Named after a street leading to a former windmill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌbaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧baan

Proper noun

Molenbaan n

  1. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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