Braken

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from the plural form of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbraː.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Bra‧ken
  • Rhymes: -aːkən
  • Homophone: braken

Proper noun

Braken n

  1. A neighbourhood of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “braken”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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