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Burgerveen
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Burgerveen in 1867. Named after a drowned village, the name of which derives from a compound of nl dum borchgrave viscount and dum veen peat bog, marsh. The element burger refers to the viscount of Leiden.
Pronunciation
nl Bur ger veen
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Haarlemmermeer p/North Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Burgerveners
nl Burgerveens
References
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