Biestraat

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as biestraten in 1297. Derived from a dialectal variant of bij (bee, Apis sp.) and straat (street, road).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.straːt/
  • Hyphenation: Bie‧straat

Proper noun

Biestraat n

  1. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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