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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as die hoeghe heide in 1319. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederheide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣərˈɦɛi̯.də/
- Hyphenation: Hoo‧ger‧hei‧de
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯də
Proper noun
Hoogerheide n
- A village and former municipality of Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Wjeeldrecht (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN