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Strooienstad
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Strooiestad in 1899. Compound of nl strooien made of straw and nl stad place. The settlement was named for the material used to build its first houses. Compare nl Stroobos, nl Stroodorp, nl Stroodorpe and nl Strooiendorp.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈstroːi̯.ə(n)ˌstɑt/
nl Strooi en stad
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Hulst p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
References
strooienstad