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Oppenhuizen
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as upmahusum and upmanhusum in the 13th century. Derived from a compound of nl ofs upman inhabitant of an upstream area, inhabitant of an elevated area and the plural form of ofs hūs house. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɔ.pə(n)ˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
nl Op pen hui zen
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Súdwest-Fryslân p/Friesland c/Netherlands
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