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Botshol
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Botsholemeer in 1575. Compound of an unclear first element and nl hol low-lying swampland. The first element may be comparable to dialectal nl bodse swamp or nl bod clump of reeds standing at the edge of a piece of land. Originally a hydronym.
Pronunciation
nl Bots hol
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/De Ronde Venen p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
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