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Hoogblokland
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as blocland in 1331. Compound of nl hoog high, elevated and nl dum blokland land without access to nearby roads. The element nl hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Laagblokland.
Pronunciation
nl Hoog blok land
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Molenlanden p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Hoogbloklander
nl Hoogbloklands
References
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