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Stavenisse
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as stauenesse in 1206. Compound of nl dum stave stick, wooden pole and dum nesse headland, spit. Compare nl Spijkenisse, nl Staverden, nl Stavoren and de Stavern.
See also zea Staevenisse.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌstaː.vəˈnɪ.sə/
nl Sta ve nis se
nl ɪsə 4
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Tholen p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Stavenissenaar
nl Stavenisses
References
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