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Polsbroek
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as pulsebroch in 1155. Compound of an unclear first element and nl dum broec marsh, marshland. The first element may be dum pulse layer of intertwined aquatic plants covering a swamp. Compare nl Polsdonken.
Pronunciation
nl Pols broek
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Lopik p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Polsbroeker
nl Polsbroekerdam
nl Noord-Polsbroek
nl Zuid-Polsbroek
References
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