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Oerle
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Dutch
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Alternative forms
nl Oewrs Veldhoven dialect form
Etymology
(Veldhoven) First attested as oerle in 1249. Compound of nl odt or sand mixed with gravel and nl lo light forest. Compare nl Oirschot and nl Olen.
(Tilburg) First attested as een stede gheheyten oerle in 1418. Compound of nl odt or sand mixed with gravel and nl lo light forest. Compare nl Oirschot and nl Olen.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈur.lə/ [uːr-]
nl Oer le
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Veldhoven p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Tilburg p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
Oreye, a town in Belgium
Derived terms
nl Oerlenaar
nl Oerles
nl Zandoerle
References
nl exonyms