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Groot-Abeele
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as abeel in 1370. Compound of nl groot big, great and nl dum abeel silver poplar, Populus alba. The element nl groot was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Nieuw-Abeele.
See also zea Groôt-Abeêle.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌɣroːt aːˈbeː.lə/
nl Groot- Abee le
nl eːlə 4
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Vlissingen p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
References
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