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Maasbommel
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as de bumele in 1144, attested with certainty as masebomel in 1294-1295. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of nl odt bom tree and nl lo light forest. The hydronym nl Maas was added later to distinguish the settlement from nl Zaltbommel.
Pronunciation
nl /maːsˈbɔ.məl/
nl Maas bom mel
nl ɔməl 3
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/West Maas en Waal p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Bommeldurp<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Maasbommelaar, nl Maasbommelnaar
nl Maasbommels
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