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Maasbree
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as brede in 1240. Derived from a compound of the hydronym nl Maas and nl gem-pro *brida- plank, board suffixed with gem-pro *ja-. The element nl Maas was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from nl Bree.
Pronunciation
nl /maːsˈbreː/
nl Nl-Maasbree.ogg
nl Maas bree
nl eː 2
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Peel en Maas p/Limburg c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Maasbreeënaar
nl Maasbrees
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