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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as oesterle in 1293. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was gradually replaced with laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːst.laːr/
- Hyphenation: Oost‧laar
Proper noun
Oostlaar n
- A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN