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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sconhouen in 1247. Compound of Middle Dutch scone (“clean, free of weeds”) and the plural form of hove (“piece of land of a certain size”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxoːnˌɦoː.və(n)/
- Hyphenation: Schoon‧ho‧ven
Proper noun
Schoonhoven n
- A city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schoonhoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN