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Geerstraat
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Geerstroet in 1568. Compound of the microtoponym Geere (etymologically related to nl geer wedge shaped piece of land) and nl stroet marshy place overgrown with brushwood. The second element was eventually reinterpreted as nl straat street. Compare nl Laarstraat.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɣeːr.straːt/
nl Geer straat
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Epe p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
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