Beemster

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bamestra around the end of the 11th century. Originally a hydronym of likely prehistoric origin. Potentially derived from Proto-Indo-European *bham (shining). The Beemster was drained in 1612 and subsequently empoldered.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Beem‧ster

Proper noun

Beemster n

  1. A former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands

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