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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Ooster Valge in 1867. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and dialectal valg (“tilled land”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the toponym from Westervalge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoːs.tərˈvɑl.ɣə/
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧val‧ge
- Rhymes: -ɑlɣə
Proper noun
Oostervalge n
- A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oostervalge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN