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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as oesterbloecwere around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern”), bloc (“farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and were (“enclosed piece of land located between two ditches”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧blok‧ker
Proper noun
Oosterblokker n
- A village in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oosterblokker”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN