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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aan den Biesen in 1684-1713. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lagebiezen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣəˈbi.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧bie‧zen
- Rhymes: -izən
Proper noun
Hoogebiezen n
- A hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN