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Biest-Houtakker
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Dutch
Etymology
Biest is first attested as byest in 1488. Houtakker is first attested as houtacker in 1428. Biest derives from nl bies rush, Scirpus sp. suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. Houtakker derives from a compound of nl hout rising deciduous forest and nl akker farmland.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbist ˈɦɑu̯.tɑ.kər/
nl Biest- Hout ak ker
Proper noun
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nl village mun/Hilvarenbeek p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Pinnekleuversgat<qq:Carnival nickname>
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