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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as couwenhoven in 1480. Compound of Middle Dutch cout (“abandoned, not in use”) and the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Cou‧wen‧ho‧ven
Proper noun
Couwenhoven n
- A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “couwenhoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN