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Laarbeek
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Laarbeek.
Proper noun
en municipality p/North Brabant c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of the toponym nl Het Laar and nl beek brook, stream. The first element was chosen because of the hamlet's central location in the new municipality, while the second element was chosen as a reference to the many streams that cross it. The name is also a composite of the names of the three municipalities which fused to form it: nl Lieshout, nl Aarle-Rixtel and nl Beek en Donk.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Laarbeek.ogg
nl Laar beek
Proper noun
n
nl municipality p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Aarle-Rixtel Achterbosch Beek en Donk Beemdkant Bemmer Broek Broekkant De Biezen Deense Hoek Donkersvoort Ginderdoor Groenewoud Heereind Heikant Het Laar Hool Karstraat Lieshout Mariahout Peeldijk Strijp 't Hof