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Kerkenbos
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as in het Kerkenbosch te Woezik in 1892. Compound of nl kerk church and nl bos rising forest. Originally the name of a field. The element nl kerk refers here to ecclesiastical ownership of the land.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkɛr.kə(n)ˌbɔs/
nl Ker ken bos
nl Kerckebosch
Proper noun
n
nl neighborhood city/Nijmegen p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
References
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