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Quatrebras
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Quatrebras sometime after 1864. Derived from nl fr quatre bras crossroads. Originally the name of an inn, which was named as a double reference to its location at a crossroads as well as to Les Quatre Bras near Genappe in Belgium, where William II of Orange repulsed a French attack the day before the Battle of Waterloo on June 16 1815.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈk(ʋ)ɑt.rəˌbrɑs/
nl Qua tre bras
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Tytsjerksteradiel p/Friesland c/Netherlands
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