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Bunschoten
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Bunschoten.
Proper noun
en city/and/municipality p/Utrecht c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bonscoten in 1294. Compound of an unclear first element and the dative plural form of nl dum schoet piece of land which juts upwards. The first element has been linked to gem-pro *bunjô elevated place, height and ang bune reed.
Compare nl Bonnen, nl Buinen and nl Bunne.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Bunschoten.ogg
nl Bun scho ten
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/municipality p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
nl Bonte Poort Eemdijk Spakenburg Zevenhuizen
Derived terms
nl Bunschoter
nl Bunschotens
References
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