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Oudenbosch
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as silvam que vocatur barlebosche in 1275. Compound of nl oud old and nl bos rising forest. The element nl oud was added when the nearby hamlet of Nieuwenbosch ("New Forest") was destroyed by flooding in 1421.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɑu̯.də(n)ˌbɔs/
nl Ou den bosch
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Halderberge p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Puitenol<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Oudenboschenaar
nl Bosschenhoofd
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