Hoogeveen
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Proper noun
Hoogeveen
- A village in Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Etymology
- (Drenthe) Attested as Nie Echten in 1634. Univerbation of hoog + veen. The settlement was initially called Nieuw Echten ("New Echten"). See also Dutch Low Saxon 't Ogeveine, 't Oveine, 't Hogeveine.
- (Zuid-Holland) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Formerly an independent hamlet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hoogeveen n
- Hoogeveen (a town and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands).
- Meronyms: Elim, Fluitenberg, Hollandscheveld, Nieuweroord, Nieuwlande, Nieuw Moscou, Nijstad, Noordscheschut, Pesse, Stuifzand, Tiendeveen
- A former hamlet and former municipality of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Hoogevener
- Hoogeveens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoogeveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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