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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Hoog Rietbroek in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of rijt (“small natural watercourse”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element hoog (“high, upper”) was added later to distinguish the settlement from Laagriebroek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦoːxˈri.bruk/
- Hyphenation: Hoog‧rie‧broek
Proper noun
Hoogriebroek n
- A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN