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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Uitgeest.
Proper noun
Uitgeest
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hutghest in 1105-1120. Compound of Old Dutch ūt (“out”) and gēst (“elevated sandy land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /œy̯tˈxeːst/
- Hyphenation: Uit‧geest
- Rhymes: -eːst
Proper noun
Uitgeest n
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Assum, Busch en Dam, Groot Dorregeest, Klein Dorregeest, Limmerkoog
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “uitgeest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN