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Barnegaten
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Barnjegat in 1781. Compound of a dialectal form of nl branden burn and the plural form of nl gat kolk lake, hole in a levee. The toponym refers to two restored levees along the Reitdiep.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɑr.nəˌɣaː.tə(n)/
nl Bar ne ga ten
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Het Hogeland p/Groningen c/Netherlands
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