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Dutch
Etymology
- (Limburg) First attested as Overbrock in 1803-1820. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Westbroek. See also Limburgish 't Klei-Brook.
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Oostbroek in 1874. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Named after a former farmhouse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːst.bruk/
- Hyphenation: Oost‧broek
Proper noun
Oostbroek n
- A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oostbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN