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Oostbroek
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Dutch
Etymology
(Limburg) First attested as Overbrock in 1803-1820. Compound of nl oost east-, eastern and nl broek marsh, marshland. The element nl oost was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Westbroek. See also li 't Klei-Brook.
(Zuid-Holland) First attested as Oostbroek in 1874. Compound of nl oost east-, eastern and nl broek marsh, marshland. Named after a former farmhouse.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈoːst.bruk/
nl Oost broek
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Meerssen p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/The Hague p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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