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Grootegast
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as up de grote gast in 1502. Compound of nl groot big, great and nl ofs gast elevated sandy land. The element nl groot was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Lutjegast.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɣroː.təˌɣɑst/
nl Groo te gast
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Westerkwartier p/Groningen c/Netherlands
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