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Begijnenbroek
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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of the plural form of nl begijn Beguine and nl broek marsh, marshland. Named after a former hamlet that had sprung up around a Beguine complex.
Pronunciation
nl /bəˈɣɛi̯.nə(n)ˌbruk/
nl Be gij nen broek
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Eindhoven p/North Brabant c/Netherlands