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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as villa losdun in 1186. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch loos (“drainage channel”) and the plural form of dun (“dune”). Alternatively, the toponym may be related to Leusden, Lesdain and Lesdins.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Loos‧dui‧nen
Proper noun
Loosduinen n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “loosduinen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN