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Schoonebeek
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as van sconebeke in 1341. Compound of nl schoon clean, free of weeds and nl beek brook, stream. The toponym was created by officials of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in order to lure settlers to the village. Compare nl Bonrepas, nl Kockengen, nl Koekange, nl Schoonoord and nl Wijngaarden.
See also nds-nl Skoonebeek.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈsxoː.nəˌbeːk/
nl Schoo ne beek
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Emmen p/Drenthe c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Schoonebeker
nl Nieuw-Schoonebeek
nl Schoonebeker Diep
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