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Boerdonk
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Boerring dialect form
Etymology
First attested as boerdonc in 1311. Compound of nl boer farmer and nl donk sandy hill protruding above a swamp. So named to distinguish the settlement from the Donk in nl Beek en Donk and nl Keldonk.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbur.dɔŋk/ [buːr-]
nl Boer donk
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Meierijstad p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Zandhazenrijk<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Boerdonkenaar
nl Boerdonks
References