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Oudemolen
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Dutch
Etymology
(Drenthe) First attested as oldenmolen in 1498. Compound of nl oud old and nl molen mill. Named after a former water mill. See also nds-nl Olmeul.
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as Oude Molen in 1838-1857. Compound of nl oud old and nl molen mill. Named after a former windmill which was torn down in 1715. It was replaced by a new windmill, which also inspired the name of nearby nl Nieuwemolen.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɑu̯.dəˌmoː.lə(n)/
nl Ou de mo len
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Tynaarlo p/Drenthe c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Moerdijk p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Kleiknoestenstad<qq:Carnival nickname>
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