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Naastenbest
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Naastenbest in 1526. Compound of an inflected form of nl naast most closeby and the toponym nl Best. The element nl naast was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Verrenbest. Compare also the toponyms nl Doonheide and nl Verreheide.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈnaːs.tə(n)ˌbɛst/
nl Naas ten best
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Best p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
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