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Oosthoek
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Dutch
Etymology
(Friesland) Compound of nl oost east-, eastern and nl hoek corner. The toponym contrasts with nl Westhoek. See also fy De Oasthoek.
(Zuid-Holland) First attested as Oosthoeksche Dijk in 1899. Compound of nl oost east-, eastern and nl hoek corner. The settlement is located in the eastmost corner of the Oud-Piershil polder.
(Gelderland) Compound of nl oost east-, eastern and nl hoek corner.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈoːst.ɦuk/
nl Oost hoek
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Waadhoeke p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Hoeksche Waard p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Elburg p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
References
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