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Groenstraat
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Dutch
Etymology
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as Groenstraat in 1899. Compound of nl groen overgrown and nl straat street, road. The name refers to an unpaved and seldom-used road.
(Limburg) First attested as grünstrasse in the 14th century. Compound of nl groen overgrown and nl straat street, road. The name refers to an unpaved and seldom-used road. Compare nl Groeneweg.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɣrun.straːt/
nl Groen straat
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Hilvarenbeek p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Landgraaf p/Limburg c/Netherlands
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