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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as thorengest in the 12th century. Compound of Old Dutch thoren (“thorn”) and gēst (“elevated sandy land”). The element groot (“great, big”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Dorregeest.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Groot Dor‧re‧geest
Proper noun
Groot Dorregeest n
- A hamlet in Uitgeest, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “groot dorregeest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN