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Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in die Heystraat in 1504. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and straat (“street, way”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Laagstraat.
- (Limburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.straːt/
- Hyphenation: Hei‧straat
Proper noun
Heistraat n
- A hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN