Molenhoek

• De Meulenhoek (near Heumen, dialect form)

• (Druten) Attested as Molenhoek in 1899. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”).
• (Heumen) Attested as de Molen in 1867. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”).
• (Limburg) Attested as M. [sic] in 1830-1855. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”).
• (Overijssel) Attested as De Molenhoek in 1830-1855. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Meulehoeke.
• (Hulst, Ossenisse) Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”).
• (Hulst, Terhole) Attested as Molenhoek in 1844. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”).
• (Terneuzen) Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”).
• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Hoekje in 1867. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌɦuk/

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• Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧hoek

Molenhoek n

1. a hamlet in Druten, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Kuulegat (Carnival nickname)

3. a hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands
4. a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
5. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
6. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
7. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
8. a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

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