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Bocholt
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English
Proper noun
en city s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany.
Dutch
Etymology
From nl odt buok beech, Fagus sylvatica and odt holt rising deciduous forest. The village in Belgium is first attested as bucolt in 1162.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɔ.xɔlt/
nl Nl-Bocholt.ogg
nl Bo cholt
nl ɔxɔlt 2
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/municipality c/Belgium
nl Kaulille Reppel
nl town s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
Derived terms
nl Bocholtenaar
nl Bocholts
German
Alternative forms
de Bocholtz Bocholz obsolete
Etymology
From de gml Boekholt beech wood. For the [x] compare de Bochum; the local dialect form is nds Bokelt. de Buchholz.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbɔ.xɔlt/
Proper noun
toponym
de town s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
Derived terms
de Bocholter bocholtisch