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Hoogcruts
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as opt cruytz by slenich in 1495. Derived from a compound of nl hoog high, upper and nl dum kruuts cross. The toponym refers to a monastery of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre that the settlement formed around.
See also li Ge Kruuts.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦoːx.krʏts/
nl Hoog cruts
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Eijsden-Margraten p/Limburg c/Netherlands
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