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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as blocland in 1331. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and Middle Dutch blokland (“land without access to nearby roads”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Laagblokland.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hoog‧blok‧land
Proper noun
Hoogblokland n
- A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoogblokland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN