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Grootebroek
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as groote broec in 1288. Compound of nl dum groot great, big and dum bruec marsh, marshland. The element nl groot was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Lutjebroek.
Pronunciation
nl Groo te broek
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Stede Broec p/North Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Grootebroeker
nl Grootebroeks
References
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