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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as roversbroec in 1345. Compound of Middle Dutch Rover (a personal name) or the plural form of rover (“robber, thief”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Roo‧vers‧broek
Proper noun
Rooversbroek n
- A hamlet in Lisse, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rooversbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN