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Overbroek
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl 't Ovverbroêk hamlet near Venray dialect form
Etymology
(Venray) First attested as overbroke in 1323. Compound of nl over opposite, on the other side and nl broek marsh, marshland.
(Heerlen) Attested as Overbroek in 1803-1820. Compound of nl over opposite, on the other side and nl broek marsh, marshland. See also li Euverbrook.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈoː.vər.bruk/
nl Over broek
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Venray p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Heerlen p/Limburg c/Netherlands
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