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Scharwoude
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Skarwou West Frisian, nl Skarwoude West Frisian
Etymology
First attested as scaderwoude around 1312. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of nl dum scaer shore, bank and dum wout marsh forest, swamp forest. Compare nl Schardam.
Pronunciation
nl Schar wou de
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Koggenland p/North Holland c/Netherlands
References
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