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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Station in 1867. Compound of the toponym De Bilt and the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The settlement's name was chosen by municipal vote in 1917 in order to avoid confusion with De Bilt.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bilthoven n
- A village in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bilthoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN