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Kalishoek
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kalishoek in 1899. Compound of dialectal nl kalis vagabond, poor man and nl hoek isolated place. The name was given as a mocking reference to the poverty of the settlement. Compare nl Kalisbuurt.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkaː.lɪsˌɦuk/
nl Ka lis hoek
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Alphen-Chaam p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
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