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Hoograven
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rauene around 1220. Compound of nl dum hooch high, elevated and dum Ravene Ravenna. Named after the Italian city. The element nl hoog was added to distinguish the area from nl Laagraven.
Compare nl Demmerik, nl Kamerik, nl Kockengen, nl Kortrijk, nl Parijsch, nl Pavijen, nl Portengen, nl Snel en Polanen and nl Spengen.
Pronunciation
nl Hoog ra ven
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Utrecht p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
References
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