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Hoevenbraak
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as op Hoevenbraecke in 1693. Compound of the plural form of nl hoeve piece of land of a certain size, farmstead and nl braak intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦu.və(n)ˌbraːk/
nl Hoe ven braak
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Meierijstad p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
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