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Adegeest
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Noort-Hofflants off Adegeester polder in 1647. Potentially a compound of a personal name or the hydronym Ade (derived from a hypercorrection of nl aa water, river) and nl geest elevated sandy land. Named after a former manor.
Pronunciation
nl Ade geest
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Voorschoten p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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