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Beneden-Leeuwen
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Beneden-Leeuwen in 1986. Compound of nl beneden lower, downstream and the dative plural form of nl odt lēo burial mound (cognate to got 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 tomb, grave, osx hlêo mound, burial mound, goh hlêo mound, burial mound). The element nl beneden was added fairly recently to distinguish the settlement from nl Boven-Leeuwen. Compare nl Leeuwen, nl Leeuwte, nl Heiligerlee, nl Westerlee, nl Denderleeuw, nl Gors-Opleeuw, nl Lauw, nl Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and nl Zoutleeuw.
Pronunciation
nl /bəˈneː.dən ˈleːu̯.ən/
nl Be ne den- Leeuw en
nl eːu̯ən 5
Proper noun
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nl village mun/West Maas en Waal p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Braoiersrijk<qq:Carnival nickname>
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