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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de Leegstraet in 1656. Compound of laag (“low”) and straat (“street, way”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Heistraat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaːx.straːt/
- Hyphenation: Laag‧straat
Proper noun
Laagstraat n
- A hamlet in Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN