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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ROODE SCHOOL (DE) in 1847. Compound of rood (“red”) and school (“school”). The settlement was named after a schoolhouse which was either painted red or had red roof tiles.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌroː.dəˈsxoːl/
- Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧school
- Rhymes: -oːl
Proper noun
Roodeschool n
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN