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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Strobus around 1660. Derived from strobos (“bale of straw”). Apparently named after a stack of straw used by canal labourers to shelter from rain. Alternatively, the toponym may refer to an old inn. Compare Stroodorp, Stroodorpe, Strooiendorp and Strooienstad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstroː.bɔs/
- Hyphenation: Stroo‧bos
Proper noun
Stroobos n
- A village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN