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Hoogeveen
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English
Proper noun
en village p/Drenthe c/Netherlands.
en municipality p/Drenthe c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
(Drenthe) Attested as Nie Echten in 1634. nl hoog veen. The settlement was initially called Nieuw Echten ("New nl Echten"). See also nds-nl 't Ogeveine, nds-nl 't Oveine, nds-nl 't Hogeveine.
(Zuid-Holland) Compound of nl hoog high, elevated and nl veen peat bog, marsh. Formerly an independent hamlet.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌɦoː.ɣəˈveːn/ /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌveːn/
nl Hoo ge veen
nl eːn 3
nl Hogeveen
Proper noun
n
nl Hoogeveen town/and/municipality p/Drenthe c/Netherlands
nl Elim Fluitenberg Hollandscheveld Nieuweroord Nieuwlande Nieuw Moscou Nijstad Noordscheschut Pesse Stuifzand Tiendeveen
nl former hamlet/and/former municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Hoogevener
nl Hoogeveens
References
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