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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Burgerveen in 1867. Named after a drowned village, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch borchgrave (“viscount”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). The element burger refers to the viscount of Leiden.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bur‧ger‧veen
Proper noun
Burgerveen n
- A village in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “burgerveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN