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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Quatrebras sometime after 1864. Derived from French quatre bras (“crossroads”). Originally the name of an inn, which was named as a double reference to its location at a crossroads as well as to Les Quatre Bras near Genappe in Belgium, where William II of Orange repulsed a French attack the day before the Battle of Waterloo on June 16 1815.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈk(ʋ)ɑt.rəˌbrɑs/
- Hyphenation: Qua‧tre‧bras
Proper noun
Quatrebras n
- A hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN