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Dutch
Etymology
- (Limburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as buschusa in 1125-1130. Compound of Old Dutch busc (“forest”) and the plural form of hus (“house”). The current neighbourhood is named after a polder, which is named in turn after a former fiefdom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔsˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Bos‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Boshuizen n
- A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boshuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN