Eexterveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as egesteruene in 1479. Compound of the toponym Eext and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Ieksterveen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌeːk.stərˈveːn/
Hyphenation: Eexterveen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Eexterveen n

A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Eextervener
Eexterveens
Eexterveenschekanaal

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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