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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as brede in 1240. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Maas and Proto-Germanic *brida- (“plank, board”) suffixed with *ja-. The element Maas was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Bree.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːsˈbreː/
- Hyphenation: Maas‧bree
- Rhymes: -eː
Proper noun
Maasbree n
- A village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN