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Dutch
Etymology
- (Limburg) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”). See also Limburgish Hoeëgstraot.
- (Eersel) First attested as ten straete in the 14th century. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).
- (Son en Breugel) First attested as de strate in 1311. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx.straːt/
- Hyphenation: Hoog‧straat
Proper noun
Hoogstraat n
- A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN