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Lepelstraat
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Lepelstraot dialect spelling
Etymology
First attested as De Leepelstraet in 1787. Potentially a compound of nl lepel spoonbill, Platalea leucordia and nl straat street, road. The element nl lepel may derive from the name of a former inn.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈleː.pəlˌstraːt/
nl Le pel straat
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Bergen op Zoom p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Lepelstrater
nl Lepelstraats
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