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Dutch
Etymology
- (Delft) Attested as Buitenhof in 1960. Derived from buitenhof (“garden or homestead located outside of a city wall”). The toponym contrasts with Voorhof.
- (Leiderdorp) Derived from buitenhof (“garden or homestead located outside of a city wall”). The toponym contrasts with Binnenhof and Voorhof.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Buitenhof n
- A neighbourhood of Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “buitenhof”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN