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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Hoogewaard in 1874. Compound of hoog (“high”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”). Named after a polder.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧waard
Proper noun
Hoogewaard n
- A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoogewaard”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN