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Betuwe
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Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum *Betuwe, from nl odt *Batouwa, odt *Betuwa, from nl gmw-pro *Batauwju, from nl gem-pro *Batawjō. nl Batavia.
Both elements underlying this compound are obsolete in their basic forms, but survive otherwise:
The element bet- (from nl gem-pro *bataz good) represents the positive adjective underlying the comparative nl beter better;
The element -uwe (from gem-pro *awjō island, floodplain, meadow) survives in the common toponym nl Ooij and in nl landouw.
Tacitus mentioned an la insula la Batavorum island of the Batavi, a Germanic tribe known to have lived in the area and whose name is likely related.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbeːtyu̯ə/
nl Nl-Betuwe.ogg
nl Be tu we
Proper noun
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nl area p/Gelderland, the Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Betuwnaar Betuws Neder-Betuwe
Further reading
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