Exloërveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Exloërveen in 1899. Compound of the toponym Exloo and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Ekselerveen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɛks.loː.ərˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Exloerveen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Exloërveen n

  1. A hamlet in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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