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Belgenhoek
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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of nl Belg Belgian and nl hoek isolated place. The Belgians who apparently founded the settlement were either refugees who fled north during the First World War or manual labourers who worked on the construction of a nearby canal. Compare nl Poepershoek.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɛl.ɣə(n)ˌɦuk/
nl Bel gen hoek
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Peel en Maas p/Limburg c/Netherlands
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