Benthuizen

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as benthusen in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bent‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Benthuizen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “benthuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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