Zanegeest

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Sanegeest in 1639. Likely a compound of Old Frisian sand (“sand”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Za‧ne‧geest

Proper noun

Zanegeest n

  1. a hamlet in Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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