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Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as hosterholte in 1156. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Den Hout.
- (Overbetuwe) First attested as ostreholt at the end of the 11th century. Compound of ooster (“east, eastern”) and hout (“rising forest”).
- (Nijmegen) Named after the neighbouring village.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌɦɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧hout
Proper noun
Oosterhout n
- A city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kaaiendonk (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Baarschot, Den Hout, Dorst, Eind van Den Hout, Groenendijk, Heikant, Heistraat, Hespelaar, Klein Oosterhout, Oosteind, Seters, Steenoven, Ter Aalst, Ter Horst, 't Hoekske, Vijfhuizen, Vrachelen
- A village in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Nölerhout (Carnival nickname)
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN