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De Lethe
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in de Leete in 1757. Likely derived from nl lede excavated watercourse, although the spelling of the toponym is odd. It is possible that the settlement was originally named after the River Lethe from Greek myth, and that the settlement's inhabitants reinterpreted the name to a variant of nl lede over time.
Pronunciation
nl /də ˈleː.tə/
nl De Le the
nl eːtə 3
Proper noun
De Lethe n
nl hamlet mun/Westerwolde p/Groningen c/Netherlands
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