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Spaubeek
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as spaltbeche in 1148, attested with certainty as spaltbeke in 1175. Compound of nl odt spalt gorge, vale (in this specifc case "gully") and odt beke brook, stream.
See also li Sjpawbik.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈspɑu̯.beːk/
nl Spau beek
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Beek p/Limburg c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Spaubekenaar
nl Spaubeeks
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