Oostbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ostburon in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch ost (“east-, eastern”) and bur (“house, cottage”). The second element was gradually replaced by buurt (“hamlet”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oost‧buurt

Proper noun

Oostbuurt n

  1. a hamlet in Westland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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