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Buitenpost
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as post in 1388, attested with certainty as uetpost in 1418. nl fy Bûtenpost, a compound of nl ofs buta outer, seaward and ofs post simple bridge, gangboard across a ditch. The element nl buiten was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Lutkepost.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbœy̯.tə(n)ˌpɔst/ incorrect, common
nl /ˌbœy̯.tə(n)ˈpɔst/ correct, rare
nl Bui ten post
nl ɔst 3
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Achtkarspelen p/Friesland c/Netherlands
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