Oost
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Proper noun
Oost
Anagrams
Etymology
- (Noord-Holland) Potentially attested as ten oesten in 1377, attested with certainty as Oost in 1839-1859. Derived from oost (“east”).
- (Limburg) See Oost-Maarland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oost n
- A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A former municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oost”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Etymology
From Middle Low German ôst, from Old Saxon *ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *ōst (“branch; node; crotch; knot”).
Noun
Oost m (plural Oosten or Ööst)
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