Foxholsterbosch

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Foxholsterbosch in 1877. Compound of the toponym Foxhol and bos (“rising forest”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Fokselsterbosk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌfɔks.ɦɔl.stərˈbɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Foxholsterbosch
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun

Foxholsterbosch n

  1. A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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