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Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- (Utrecht) First attested as Den afterbos in 1575. Compound of achter (“back, rear”) and bos (“rising forest”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Achterbos n
- A hamlet in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “achterbos”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN