Gasselterboerveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Boerveen in 1831. Compound of the toponym Gasselte and a compound of boer (“farmer”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɣɑ.səl.tərˈbuːr.veːn/
  • Hyphenation: Gas‧sel‧ter‧boer‧veen

Proper noun

Gasselterboerveen n

  1. A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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