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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kievitsbraak in 1899. Compound of either kievit (“northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”) or Kievits (a surname) and braak (“land that has been intensively ploughed, heath converted into farmland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈki.vɪtsˌbraːk/
- Hyphenation: Ki‧vits‧braak
Proper noun
Kivitsbraak n
- A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN