Gasselternijveen

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nieuw Gasselter Veen in 1739. Compound of the toponym Gasselte, nij (“new”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Gasselterneiveen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣɑ.səl.tərˈnɛi̯.veːn/
  • Hyphenation: Gas‧sel‧ter‧nij‧veen

Proper noun

Gasselternijveen n

  1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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